District Court, S.D. West Virginia October 9, 2003, CIV.A. 5:00-0973 (Claypool v. Barnhart)

ORDER

VANDERVORT, United States Magistrate Judge.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Award of Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), filed on March 31, 2003. (Doc. No. 23.) Plaintiffs counsel requests an award of attorney fees in the amount of $18,000.00, to be paid from the past-due Social Security benefits payable on this claim.