Legal Opinion
Emma Jane PULLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1987No. 86-1668PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In November 1983, appellant Pullen applied for various disability benefits. The Secretary denied her claims, but the district court partially reversed, awarding disabled widow insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income. Pullen subsequently sought an award of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The district court denied her motion.
We affirm.
I
Emma Pullen is a 55 year old woman with a limited education. She has a Verbal IQ of 72, a Performance IQ of 62, and a Full Scale IQ of 66. She has had only one eye since childhood and now suffers from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. 1,378.65 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Vernon County, State of Missouri, and Laurance PhisterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Davis C. HERRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis W. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Ruby May HADDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Dorothy A. Cummings v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. 0.376 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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