Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Heckler
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 20, 1988No. C-84-4806 WHOPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ORRICK, District Judge.
Plaintiff, having successfully sued the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) for supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits, now moves the Court for an award of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). The EAJA provides that if a plaintiff prevails in a civil suit against the United States, fees incurred by the prevailing party shall be awarded, unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified, or unless special circumstances make an award…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bowen v. YuckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Don WOLVERTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Gloria T. ALBRECHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Smith v. HecklerDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1984
- Hall v. HecklerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1985