Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Apfel
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 10, 1999No. Civ.A. CV-96-5357(DGT)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (1994 & Supp. 1996), plaintiff, Jose Cruz, moves for the award of attorney’s fees in relation to his successful appeal of the Social Security Administration’s decision denying Mr. Cruz Supplemental Security Income benefits. Because the Commissioner’s position opposing remand was not substantially justified by the evidence in the record, the motion is granted. However, because some of the fees requested are excessive, the government’s request for reduction is also granted.
Background
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Maria TEJADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Domingo Echevarria v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Loper v. New York City Police DepartmentDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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