Legal Opinion
Robert J. Lauer v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2003No. 02-1477PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
After we determined the denial of Robert Lauer’s claim for social security disability benefits was not supported by substantial evidence in the record, Lauer v. Apfel, 245 F.3d 700, 706 (8th Cir.2001), Lauer filed a motion for attorney fees and costs in the district court under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, arguing the government’s litigation position was not substantially justified. Citing Patterson v. Buffalo Nat’l River, 144 F.3d 569 (8th Cir.1998), the district court determined the government’s position was substantially justified because it…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robert J. Lauer v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Welter v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Mary KOSS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Buford Gowen v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Louie v. Pittman v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Lechner v. BarnhartDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2004
- Nooner v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Scarborough v. PrincipiSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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