Legal Opinion
Harry GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 1989No. 825, Docket 88-6277PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an October 19, 1988 order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, McAvoy, J., denying plaintiff Harry Green's motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (Supp. IV 1986) (EAJA).
We reverse the district court’s decision and remand the case for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Harry Green filed his initial claim for social security disability benefits on July 25, 1985 based on his inability to work following a back injury he sustained in 1979. That claim was denied…
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