Legal Opinion
David W. CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1991No. 90-1707PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Social security claimant David W. Crawford appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). We are of opinion that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the government’s position regarding Crawford’s claim for social security benefits was substantially justified and we affirm.
On June 11, 1982, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) notified Crawford that he was no longer eligible to receive the disability insurance benefits he had been…
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