Legal Opinion
John E. Washington v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 1985No. 83-1937PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by John E. Washington, a social security disability claimant, who became a “prevailing party” against the United States within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (1982) (repealed 1984), when the district court reversed an adverse decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) and directed an award of benefits.1 Wash*961ington was unsuccessful, however, in obtaining an award of counsel fees under the EAJA because the district court decided that the position taken by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Podedworny v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- George Dobrowolsky v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Dolores WALLACE, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by103 opinions
- Clifton Sykes, Sr. v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Faith S. Hochberg, United States Attorney, District of New Jersey the Honorable Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Albert JACKSON, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Sykes v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- P.N., an Infant, Individually and by His Parent and Legal Guardian M.W. v. Clementon Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
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