Legal Opinion

Carver v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided May 2, 2022No. 4:21-cv-04003Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION BILLY W. C., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:21-cv-04003-SLD-JEH ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Before the Court is the parties’ Stipulation to Award of Attorney Fees and Costs, ECF No. 18. The parties request that the Court award Plaintiff Billy W. C. $9,000.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1), which provides that a court may award fees and expenses to a prevailing party in any civil action brought by or against the United States. For the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Astrue v. RatliffSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Shalala v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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