Legal Opinion

Morin v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided February 3, 1993No. Civ. No. 91-316-DPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DEVINE, Senior District Judge.

Presently before the court is plaintiffs motion for an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) and (d) (EAJA). The Secretary objects on various grounds.

I. Background1

As the result of an injury sustained in September 1982, plaintiff applied for social security disability insurance benefits on three separate occasions. The latter two applications, of September 19, 1987, and July 29, 1989, were subject to this court’s review. Finding that the ALJ’s conclusions regarding plaintiffs credibility were not…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  3. Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Johnson v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. Cacho-BonillaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2002
  2. Boisvert v. SearsDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1998
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  4. Eduardo V. v. O'MalleyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2024
  5. Leclerc v. SSADistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1996

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