Legal Opinion
Leclerc v. SSA
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided July 31, 1996No. CV-93-648-BPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Leclerc v. SSA CV-93-648-B 07/31/96 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Kevin LeClerc v. Civil No. 93-648-B Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration1 O R D E R Kevin LeClerc moves for an award of attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412(d). The EAJA provides for fees to a prevailing party in litigation with the United States "unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust." 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412(d)(1)(A).…
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