Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Meier v. Carolyn W. Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2013No. 11-35736PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Meier appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act. We hold that the position of the United States was not substantially justified. We therefore reverse and remand for an award of fees and costs.
BACKGROUND
Meier applied for social security disability benefits. The administrative law judge (ALJ) denied benefits and the district court affirmed. We reversed and remanded for an award of benefits in an unpublished memorandum disposition, holding that the ALJ (1) failed to offer specific…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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