Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Astrue
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 18, 2008No. Civil Action 02-30101-KPNPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WITH REGARD TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES (Document No. 19)
NEIMAN, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.
Philip M. Perkins (“Plaintiff’) seeks an award of $5,283.55 in attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), contends that Plaintiffs petition is untimely and should be denied. The parties have consented to this court’s jurisdiction pur suant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R.Civ.P. 73. For the reasons which follow, the court will deny…
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