Legal Opinion
McDannel v. Apfel
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided December 20, 1999No. 1:98-cv-90056PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PRATT, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Application For Attorney Fees Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(b) (Equal Access To Justice Act) (hereinafter EAJA). Plaintiff appears by her Attorney Gregory W. Peterson. The Defendant Commissioner appears by Assistant United States Attorney William Purdy. The Government has conceded that its position was not substantially justified in either its administrative or litigation positions. The Government has, however, resisted the amount of Plaintiffs fee request. The Government contends that counsel claimed an excessive number of hours…
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