Legal Opinion
Helen H. White v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1984No. 83-7352PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the defendant United States from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama awarding plaintiff Helen H. White $12,263.93 in attorneys’ fees and other expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). We affirm the district court’s finding that plaintiff is entitled to attorneys’ fees. But because the district court failed to apply the correct legal standard in determining the amount of recovery, we reverse in part and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 3, 1977, Mrs. White and her former husband…
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