Legal Opinion
Georgia Trundle v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1987No. 86-5409PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Georgia Trundle appeals from the district court's order denying attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (Supp. Ill 1985). Although this case presents a close question, we hold that the district court erred in failing to award attorney’s fees.
I. BACKGROUND.
Trundle is in her mid-forties, with an eighth grade education and past relevant work experience as a waitress, laborer and cook. She applied for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits in September 1984, claiming a disability due to severe back pain. Trundle’s application was denied…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Albert JACKSON, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Kelly v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Mary KOSS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- TAYLOR, Catherine D., Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Putnam v. Galaxy 1 Marketing, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2011
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