Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Apfel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1998No. Nos. 96-35756, 96-36001PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
The issue before this court in these consolidated appeals is whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Commissioner, INS v. Jean, 496 U.S. 154, 110 S.Ct. 2316, 110 L.Ed.2d 134 (1990), limited the application of the “results obtained” analysis of Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983), in cases involving the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The Commissioner claims that the district court abused its discretion when it awarded Plaintiff approximately $10,000 in attorney’s fees for an unsuccessful appeal without regard to the results…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Loretta J. Brokeshoulder SCHWARZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Clark v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Leola BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by143 opinions
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- Harden v. Commissioner Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2007
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