Legal Opinion
Bass v. Colvin
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided August 6, 2015No. Case No. 3:14CV109PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES G. CARR, Senior District Judge.
This is a Social Security case in which the plaintiff, Derrick Bass, successfully appealed from the Commissioner’s decision denying his application for benefits. Bass v. Colvin, 2015 WL 1299266 (N.D.Ohio).
Pending is Bass’s motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Doc. 23). The Commissioner, who contends she took a substantially justified position in this litigation, opposes the motion. (Doc. 25).
For the following reasons, I conclude the Commissioner’s position was not substantially justified, and that Bass’s…
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