Legal Opinion
Clark v. Astrue
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 16, 2011No. Civil Action 10-CV-1240Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, Chief Judge.
This civil action is before the Court on Motion of the Plaintiff, Tanya Clark, for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (“EAJA”). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion shall be denied.
Background
Plaintiff commenced this action in March, 2010 pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (“Act”), to obtain judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security to deny her request for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the Act. 1…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Stewart v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- John E. Washington v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Morgan v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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