Legal Opinion
Sprague v. Heckler
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 9, 1985No. Civ. 83-0038 PPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES
GENE CARTER, District Judge.
I. Procedural Background
Plaintiffs move for an award of counsel fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a), (b), and (d)(1)(A).
Plaintiffs brought this class action suit in February 1983 to challenge the Secretary’s policies for adjudicating disability claims involving certain mental impairments. Plaintiffs allege that the Secretary had applied policies to the evaluation of such claims that conflicted with Title II and Title XVI of the Social…
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