Legal Opinion
Gagnon v. Sullivan
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 18, 1992No. Civ. 91-0064-BPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BRODY, District Judge.
Plaintiff originally filed an action seeking review of Defendant Secretary’s decision to deny her disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI), 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. On February 25, 1992, upon Defendant’s motion, the Magistrate Judge reversed the Secretary’s decision and remanded the cause. Now before' the Court is Plaintiff’s application for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (“EAJA”). The EAJA provides in pertinent part:
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- 27 soc.sec.rep.ser. 18, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 14888a Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Audette v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1991
- Dow v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1991
3Cited by3 opinions
- Joseph Labrie v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Higdon v. SullivanDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1993
- LaBrie v. SHHSCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992