Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Sullivan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 23, 1990No. 85 C 6408PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LEINENWEBER, District Judge.
Defendant, Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”), moves to alter or amend the court’s decision granting plaintiff’s supplemental motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The question turns on how to define “final judgment” under the EAJA. This issue has not been addressed by the Seventh Circuit and there is a conflict between other circuits on the matter. For the reasons herein stated, the court denies the Secretary’s motion.
BACKGROUND
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jose Tapia TRINIDAD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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