Legal Opinion
Edwin J. HAFNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1992No. 91-1634PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Once again, the Secretary of Health and Human Services urges us to interpret the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, as though Congress intended to “throw the Social Security claimant a lifeline that it knew was a foot short.” Sullivan v. Hudson, 490 U.S. 877, 890, 109 S.Ct. 2248, 2256, 104 L.Ed.2d 941 (1989). Once again, we decline to do so.
In Hafner v. Bowen, Table at 881 F.2d 1080 (8th Cir.1989) (unpublished), we reversed the denial of Edwin J. Hafner’s application for Social Security disability benefits and remanded to the Secretary for further proceedings,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sullivan v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Sullivan v. FinkelsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Welter v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Ralph DAMATO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Tanya Buckner v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Joseph Labrie v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Virginia L. HOLT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Williams v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Edward E. GRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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