Legal Opinion
William E. Young v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1992No. 91-3115PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. LEE, District Judge.
Young brought this action seeking attorney fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1) as the prevailing party in an action against the United States. The district court rejected the request for attorney fees, finding that the position of the United States was substantially justified. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 22, 1986, William E. Young applied for Supplemental Security Income disability benefits pursuant to Title XYI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., alleging that he was disabled due to alcoholism, asthma, and drug addiction. Upon denial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sullivan v. FinkelsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Geraldine Whitney v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Ralph DAMATO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Stephen P. Wilfong v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Joseph Labrie v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Virginia L. HOLT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Shields v. SullivanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
- Oyen v. ShalalaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
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