MARY ALICE GALBREATH, APPELLEE,
v.
OTIS R. BOWEN, M.D., SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, APPELLANT

8th Cir. | 1988-04-22
No. 85-2496
Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LARSON, Senior District Judge.
845 F.2d 760 United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1988) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

In Galbreath v. Bowen, 799 F. 2d 370 (8th Cir.1986), we affirmed the order of the district court directing the Secretary to pay an attorney’s fee from past-due supplemental security income (SSI) benefits awarded to Galbreath. We held that “[a]bsent express statutory prohibition, the district court possesses the inherent power to withhold and certify for payment an attorney’s fee from SSI benefits.” Id. at 374.

The United States Supreme Court granted the Secretary’s petition for writ of cer-tiorari and reversed, holding that the district court does not have the authority to order the Secretary to withhold attorney’s fees in SSI cases. Bowen v. Galbreath, — U.S.-, 108 S.Ct. 892, 99 L.Ed.2d 68 (1988). Accordingly, we reverse the order of the district court with directions to enter an order denying counsel’s motion for attorney’s fees.


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