Legal Opinion
Costa v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2012No. 11-35245PublishedCited by 369 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The Social Security Administration denied Shane Costa’s application for social security disability benefits. Costa sought review of that decision in the Oregon district court. The federal magistrate judge who presided over Costa’s action determined that the agency’s decision improperly disregarded the opinions of an examining psychologist and remanded Costa’s case to the agency. Costa sought reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The magistrate judge granted the request in part but determined that the 60.5 hours Costa’s…
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