Legal Opinion
Leola BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1990No. 89-15008PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns attorney fee awards following a reversal of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ denial of Supplemental Security Income disability benefits to appellant Leola Brown. The district court granted attorney fees at $75 per hour under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), but denied fees at reasonable market rates under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b). Brown appeals that portion of the district court’s order denying attorney fees at market rates under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b). Brown also seeks interest on an earlier appeal of a previous district court order granting fees at market…
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