Legal Opinion
Willis v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1991No. Nos. 88-5855, 88-5857, 88-6192 and 89-6297PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Willis (“Willis”), appeals the sufficiency of the attorney’s fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, issued upon her successful claim for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. Defendant-appellee Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) cross-appeals the district court’s reversal of the Secretary’s determination that Willis was ineligible to receive SSI benefits due to excess income on the grounds…
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