Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Harris
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 9, 1983No. Civ. A. 79-3173PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
Before the court is an application for attorney’s fees from counsel for plaintiff in an action in which plaintiff successfully challenged the decisions of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (the “Secretary”) denying her claim for disability benefits and supplemental income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.
The fee petition is brought under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (hereinafter “EAJA” or the “Act”). 1 Section 2412(d)(1)(A) reads:
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Ocasio v. SchweikerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Wolverton v. SchweikerDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1982
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Watford v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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- Baker v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984
- Daniel J. Miller, Jr. v. United States of America and Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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