Legal Opinion
Clifton v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1985No. 84-3558PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we réview the district court’s denial of the plaintiffs’ application for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Because we hold that the plaintiffs’ application was untimely, we affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On November 14, 1972, Pauline Clifton (Clifton) applied for mother’s insurance benefits on her own behalf and for child’s insurance benefits on behalf of her four minor children, alleging that her husband, Herbert Clifton, disappeared in 1965, deserting her and the children. The Social Security Administration denied the…
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