Legal Opinion
Kauffman v. Schweiker
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 8, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0511PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
Before us is the request filed by plaintiff’s counsel for attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Our review of the briefs, the record, and applicable law persuades us that the application for fees should be granted.
I. Background
Plaintiff was the prevailing party in an action brought under Title II of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff’s action was filed pursuant to section 205(g) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), for judicial review of the Secretary of Health and Human Serviees’s final decision denying disability…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Berman v. SchweikerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- Ocasio v. SchweikerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Hornal v. SchweikerDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Shadis v. BealCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
3Cited by21 opinions
- George R. WEAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Watford v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Unification Church v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Torres v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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