Legal Opinion
Whiting v. Bowen
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 9, 1987No. 84-C-773-C, 84-C-236-CPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CRABB, Chief Judge.
This opinion consolidates two cases, both raising the issue whether attorneys’ fees may be awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), to Social Security claimants who obtain disability benefits upon a remand to the Social Security Administration, rather than upon a court judgment. For the reasons that follow, I conclude that both plaintiffs are entitled to attorneys’ fees under the Act.
Both of these cases were appeals to the district court from adverse decisions by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Both plaintiffs…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Frances GUGLIETTI, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Anton L. Hendricks v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Bowey v. WestCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Robinson v. BowenDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1988
- Gruber v. BowenDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1987
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