Legal Opinion

Michael E. Golembiewski v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 31, 2004No. 03-3382PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Michael Golembiewski appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana denying his petition for an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). We reverse; the government was not substantially justified in supporting the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) ruling and since the government did not complain about the computation of fees, we simply remand for the court to enter the fees requested by Golembiewski.

I. Background

This case arises from Golembiewski’s application for disability…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Michael E. Golembiewski v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  3. Esther Marcus v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Hallmark Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Shirley JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by113 opinions

  1. Stewart v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Hackett v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  3. Tchemkou v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Eric Cunningham v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Maria Conrad v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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