Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Apfel
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 12, 1999No. Civ.A. CV-97-5887(DGT)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
This case presents an interesting issue: whether an award of attorney’s fees is warranted under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA” or the “Act”) where the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) at a hearing and, subsequently, plaintiffs counsel in an appeal within the agency are both responsible for failing to adequately develop a record of the plaintiffs medical history.
Background
Plaintiff, Donald G. Bryant, applied for Social Security disability benefits on October 13, 1994, complaining of arthritis, back pain and other medical problems. Bryant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Maria TEJADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Velazquez v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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