Legal Opinion
Sergenton v. Astrue
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 28, 2010No. 05-CV-4551(ADS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Anna Sergenton Burwell (“the Claimant”) seeks an award of attorneys’ fees against the Commissioner of Social Security (“the Commissioner”) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). For the reasons discussed below, the Claimant’s motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
The Court notes that the caption of this case, as well as the parties’ submissions, incorrectly state that the Claimant’s name is Anna Burwell Sergenton.
The Claimant, a high school teacher and administrator, has suffered from macular degeneration since…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Maria TEJADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- William J. Kerin, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. United States Postal Service, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Ericksson v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Nathaniel Keon Smith, by His Mother and Next Friend Sanova Smith v. Otis Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
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