Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Bowen
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 17, 1988No. Civ. A. 84-2190-GPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON FEE APPLICATIONS
GARRITY, District Judge.
This case is currently before the court on plaintiffs’ application for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (the EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b) and (d). The named plaintiffs brought suit in 1984, challenging the regulatory policies used by the Social Security Administration to deny disability benefits on the grounds that a claimant does not have a severe impairment. The plaintiffs contended that two of these policies, viz., the agency’s application of the so-called severity test, incorporated as step two…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cox Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
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- Former Employees of BMC Software, Inc. v. United States Secretary of LaborUnited States Court of International Trade · 2007
- In Re RobidouxDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
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