Legal Opinion
Desrouchers v. Heckler
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided October 26, 1988No. CV-R-84-151-ECRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., Chief Judge.
The matter before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for costs and attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The litigation underlying this motion involved plaintiff’s application for Social Security disability benefits. Plaintiff sought these benefits on the ground that his back injuries, which had necessitated two surgical operations, and the chronic pain accompanying these injuries left him unable to work.
On April 19, 1983, an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) determined that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Albert JACKSON, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Watford v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- George L. Barry v. Otis R. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Benerethia McGill v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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