Legal Opinion
Carl E. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1992No. 92-1360PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit judge:
Carl Thompson appeals an order of the district court denying his application for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion in finding the government’s position “substantially justified.” Because the administrative law judge (ALJ) failed to apply proper circuit law to evaluate Thompson’s subjective complaints of pain,, we reverse.
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Appellant Carl Thompson filed an application for disability and supplemental security income benefits in April, 1985, alleging…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- George W. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Edith G. Myers v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Sec. Of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Hyatt v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Ronda S. CRAIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
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- Nannie MICKLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Roanoke River Basin Ass'n v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Felton v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
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