Legal Opinion
Albert Stratton v. Otis R. Bowen, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 21, 1987No. 86-3637PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EATON, Senior District Judge:
Albert Stratton was the prevailing party in his claim for Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. He appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for the allowance of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1982 & Supp.1987) (hereinafter “EAJA”).
Applying the Secretary's “sequential evaluation process,” formerly codified in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1503 (1980), 1 the Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter “AU”) on October 10, 1980, found, at step 2 of the process, that Stratton “does not have any impairment or…
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- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Thomas A. BRADY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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