Legal Opinion
Shalala v. Schaefer
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1993No. 92-311PublishedCited by 4,583 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
This case concerns the proper timing of an application for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in a Social Security case. Under 42 U. S. C. § 405(g), a claimant has the right to seek judicial review of a final *294decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying Social Security benefits. One possible outcome of such a suit is that the district court, pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g), will enter “a judgment . . . reversing the decision of the Secretary . . . [and] remanding the cause for a rehearing.” The issue here is whether the 30-day period for…
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