Legal Opinion
Stephens Ex Rel. RE v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2009No. 08-1527, 08-1529, 08-1530, 08-1531, 08-1532, 08-1533, 08-1565, 08-1566, 08-1577, 08-1580, 08-1581, 08-1582, 08-1583, 08-1584, 08-1586, 08-1587, 08-1588, 08-1589, 08-1590, 08-1593, 08-1595, 08-1596PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:
Thirty-four prevailing Social Security benefits claimants petitioned for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West 2006) (“EAJA”). In response, the Social Security Commissioner, Michael J. Astrue, (“the Commissioner”), agreed that a fee award was proper but argued that the fees should be paid to the claimants themselves and not their attorneys. After consolidating the thirty-four petitions, a federal magistrate judge concluded that attorney’s fees awarded to a “prevailing party” under the EAJA are directly payable to the…
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