Legal Opinion
Annie HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. 1625, Docket 91-6273PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Ce-darbaum, J.) awarding Annie Harris, a successful social security litigant, $4,767.71 in attorney fees. The Secretary does not contest the award of fees, only the amount awarded, which, he maintains, was based upon an improper legal standard.
Subsections 2412(d)(1)(A) and 2412(d)(2)(A) (28 U.S.C. §§ 2412(d)(1)(A) and (d)(2)(A) (1988)) of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) together allow a party who…
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