Legal Opinion
Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1984No. 83-1209PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
In Cornelia, v. Schweiker, 728 F.2d 978 (8th Cir.1984), we held that the Social Security Administration was not “substantially justified” in denying Wallis D. Cornelia disability benefits. Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412; 5 U.S.C. § 504 (Supp.1982), we therefore awarded him attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the district court proceedings. Cornelia has now applied for an award of fees and costs incurred in his appeal to this court. Because we conclude that the Secretary’s position in resisting an award of fees, as opposed to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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