Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2009No. 08-6375, 08-6378PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Clarence Bryant and John C. Turner (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal from separate cases awarding attorney fees directly to Plaintiffs rather than to their attorneys under the Equal Access to Justice Act (the “EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). This Court consolidated Plaintiffs’ appeals. Plaintiffs, who are both represented by the same counsel, argue that the district court’s decision to award fees to Plaintiffs is contrary to the past practices of the Social Security Administration, at odds with a recent decision of this Court, and deleterious to…
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