Uphill v. Barnhart

DECISION AND ORDER ON EAJA FEE REQUEST

ADELMAN, District Judge.

I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND

Before me is plaintiff Gary Uphill’s application for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) challenging the partially unfavorable decision of defendant Jo Anne Barn-hart, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“the Commissioner”), on his application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Plaintiff applied for benefits in June 1997, alleging that he had been disabled…