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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ANN ALDRICH, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is the motion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) for relief from its judgment awarding attorneys’ fees in the amount of $4,060.00 to Cordelia M. Kovar’s representative, Anthony de la Pena. The Secretary argues that the amount of fees ordered by the Court exceeds the payment permitted by § 206 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (1982) (“§ 406(b)”). For the reasons set forth below, the Secretary’s motion is denied.

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