Legal Opinion
Samuel Riddle v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1987No. 86-5228PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Samuel Riddle appeals from the district court’s denial of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 5 U.S.C. § 504 (1982 & Supp. Ill 1985); 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1982 & Supp. Ill 1985). The district court based the denial upon its de*1239termination that the position of the United States was “reasonable,” and so was substantially justified. This presents us with the question whether the legislative history of the 1985 reenactment of the EAJA obliges us to change our definition of substantially justified to something more than merely “reasonable.”…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- George R. WEAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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- United States v. ApfelbaumSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Federal Election Commission v. Congressman Charles G. RoseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Ruby May HADDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Edwards v. McMahonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- TAYLOR, Catherine D., Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- United States v. One 1985 Chevrolet CorvetteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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