District Court, D. Oregon September 20, 2001, CIV. 94-874-JO (Sorenson v. Concannon)

ROBERT E. JONES, District Judge:

In February 1999, after eight years of sustained litigation, plaintiffs’ class action challenge to the Oregon disability determination system yielded a comprehensive settlement between plaintiffs, the state of Oregon (“state defendant”), and the United States (“federal defendant”). Shortly thereafter, plaintiffs sought nearly $1.