Legal Opinion
Welter v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1991No. Nos. 90-2559SI, 90-2725SI, 90-2836SIPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Evelyn R. Welter, Lee D. Booton, and Fred G. Lint (the claimants) appeal separate district court orders denying their applications for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (1988). Because the three appeals present common issues, we decide them in a single opinion. We affirm.
The claimants’ applications seeking attorney’s fees under EAJA are based on the claimants’ successful pursuit of social security disability benefits. Initially, the Secretary of Health and Human Services denied each claimant’s application for benefits.…
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