Legal Opinion
Sidell T. PIRUS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of HHS, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1989No. 88-5609PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Sidell Pirus brought a class action against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, challenging the Secretary’s decision to deny social security benefits to her and the class she represented. After the district court granted Pirus’ motion for summary judgment, Pirus petitioned the court for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Supp. Ill 1985). The district court granted Pirus’ petition, holding that the Secretary’s original decision to deny benefits to the class and then to defend…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Julie Chalmers v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Jose Ramon-Sepulveda v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Bowen v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Julie Chalmers v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- Esther Marcus v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Hyatt v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- Bay Area Peace Navy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Love v. ReillyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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