Cantrell

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406 (b)

Currently before the court is plaintiff Donald Cantrell’s (“Cantrell”) attorney, Henry Reynolds’ motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406 (b). For the following reasons, the court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion.

BACKGROUND

Cantrell applied for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“SSA”). The Social Security Commissioner (“Commissioner”) denied the application both initially and on reconsideration. On January 21, 2004, the Appeals Council denied Cantrell’s request for review of a denial of benefits by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). Cantrell subsequently filed an appeal with this court. On April 11, 2005, the court granted in part Cantrell’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g).

Attorney Reynolds represented Cantrell on appeal before this court, while William Berg (“Berg”) represented Cantrell at the administrative level. Following the court’s order on appeal, on May 25, 2005, Reynolds filed a petition with the court for an award of attorney’s fees…