Haley v. Gardner, Civ. No. 5899.

Citation259 F. Supp. 30
Decision Date09 September 1966
Docket NumberCiv. No. 5899.
PartiesEdward E. HALEY, Plaintiff, v. John GARDNER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant.
CourtU.S. District Court — Northern District of Oklahoma

Ronald G. Raynolds, Tulsa, Okl., for plaintiff.

Hugh V. Schaefer, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tulsa, Okl., for defendant.

ORDER

BARROW, Chief Judge.

The Court has for consideration the application of Ronald G. Raynolds for the allowance of attorney fees, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, and upon due consideration of said application finds:

1. That on February 17, 1964, Edward E. Haley filed his complaint with this Court seeking a review of a decision rendered adversely to him by the Appeals Council, Social Security Administration, on December 20, 1963.

2. That on November 13, 1964, this Court entered a judgment sustaining the decision of the Appeals Council.

3. That plaintiff appealed this judgment to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and obtained a reversal of said judgment.

4. On December 3, 1965, this Court entered an order, in conformity with the opinion of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 351 F.2d 516, remanding this cause to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, directing that further hearings be held and additional evidence taken.

5. On June 21, 1966, The Appeals Council adopted findings of the hearing commission, which commission entered a judgment for the plaintiff and granted him disability benefits.

6. On June 22, 1966, Ronald G. Raynolds filed in this Court his application for attorney fees and seeks attorney fees for work performed both before this Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and before the Appeals Council on remand.

7. Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 406(a) provides that the Secretary may, by rule and regulation, prescribe the maximum fees which may be charged for services performed in connection with any claim before the Secretary.

8. Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 406(b) (1) provides that whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant, who was represented before the Court by an attorney, the Court may determine and allow as part of its judgment a reasonable fee for such representation.

9. The Court further finds that this Court has not rendered a judgment favorable to claimant, but that the Appeals Council, on remand, had rendered a judgment favorable to claimant.

It is, therefore, ordered that the Court declines to pass upon the application for fees.

It is further ordered that this Order of denial...

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  • Webb v. Richardson
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit
    • 20 d3 Dezembro d3 1972
    ...a "judgment" within the meaning of section 206(b)(1). See Elliott v. Gardner, 279 F.Supp. 875 (N.D. Ohio 1967); Haley v. Gardner, 259 F. Supp. 30 (N.D.Okla.1966); Blankenship v. Gardner, 256 F.Supp. 405 (W.D.Va. 1966); cf. Duke v. Gardner, 264 F.Supp. 187 (N.D.Ga.1967). The Fourth Circuit, ......
  • McGraw v. Barnhart, 02-CV-55-SAJ.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Oklahoma
    • 17 d2 Maio d2 2005
    ...fees in an action in which the court remands for further proceedings but does not enter benefits for the claimant. In Haley v. Gardner, 259 F.Supp. 30 (N.D.Okla.1966), the District Court considered a § 406(b)(1) fee application. The court noted that the Court had previously affirmed the dec......
  • Davis v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELF. OF US, EC 6984-K.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Mississippi
    • 25 d3 Novembro d3 1970
    ...for administrative appearances. See Menendez, supra, at 490, citing Sparks v. Celebrezze, 342 F.2d 286 (5 Cir. 1965). 4 Haley v. Gardner, 259 F.Supp. 30 (D.C. Okla.1966). 5 Duke v. Gardner, 264 F.Supp. 187 (D.C. Ga.1967), appeal dismissed 387 F.2d 336 (5 Cir. 6 One district court has held t......
  • Caldwell v. Califano
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Alabama
    • 14 d1 Agosto d1 1978
    ...was through application to the Secretary, and that until such remedy was sought the court would not rule on the matter. In Haley v. Gardner, (N.D.Okl.) 259 F.Supp. 30, the court declined to pass upon an application for fees where the Appeals Council, on remand, had rendered a judgment favor......
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