Legal Opinion
Rivera-Quintana v. Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 11, 2010No. Civil 06-1791 (SEC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, District Judge.
Pending before this Court is Plaintiff Magaly Rivera-Quintana’s (“Plaintiff’) motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) opposition thereto (Docket # 11), and Plaintiffs reply (Docket # 12). Upon reviewing the filings, and the applicable law, Plaintiffs motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Factual and Procedural Background
On August 15, 2006, Plaintiff filed a social security complaint under 42 U.S.C. 404(g), alleging that the…
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