Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2008No. 07-2317PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Catherine G. Ratliff, an attorney, appeals from a district court judgment allowing the government to offset an award of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b), against debts her clients owe the federal government. Based on controlling Eighth Circuit precedent, we conclude that attorneys’ fees awarded under the EAJA are awarded to the prevailing parties’ attorneys, rather than to the parties themselves, and therefore cannot be used to offset the parties’ debts to the government. Thus, we reverse the judgment of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Manning v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Reeves v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Panola Land Buying Ass'n v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Cheryl L. McPeck A/K/A Cheri Bell D/B/A Gold StudioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Marre' v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Astrue v. RatliffSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Stephens Ex Rel. RE v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Bryant v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Astrue v. RatliffSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Bolden v. ColvinDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2015
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