Legal Opinion
Williams v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 4, 2009No. 09-1471PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Patricia Williams appeals an order denying her request for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. We will affirm.
I. Background
Patricia Williams applied for disability insurance benefits, which the Social Security Administration denied. She appealed and attended a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). She testified as did an independent Vocation Expert (“VE”). At the conclusion of the hearing, the ALJ denied her claim, which the Appeals Council affirmed. Williams sought review in the District Court asserting…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stewart v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- National Labor Relations Board v. Gary Frazier, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Morgan v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Shirley JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Santos v. AstrueDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Bryan v. AstrueDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
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