Legal Opinion
Cowart v. Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 13, 2011No. Civil Action 08-14887PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER RE: ATTORNEY FEES
R. STEVEN WHALEN, United States Magistrate Judge.
This is a Social Security Disability case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On March 30, 2010, this Court entered judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, remanding the case for further administrative proceedings pursuant to Sentence Four of § 405(g). Before the Court at this time is the Plaintiffs motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) [Doc. #20]. For the reasons discussed below, the Plaintiffs motion is GRANTED. 1
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Astrue v. RatliffSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Shalala v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Coulter v. State Of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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