Legal Opinion
Dorothy A. Cummings v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 1991No. 90-2310PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
In 1985 Dorothy Cummings sought social security disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i) and 423(d). After numerous administrative and judicial reviews of her application, Cummings was finally granted all the relief she had initially requested. The claimant then filed for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act [EAJA], 28 U.S.C. § 2412. We have been asked to review the district court’s denial of those fees. For the reasons presented below, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
Dorothy Cummings applied for disability benefits…
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