Legal Opinion

Draper v. Commissioner

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided March 15, 2013No. Case No. 3:11CV2287PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JAMES G. CARR, Senior District Judge.

This is a social security disability case in which the Magistrate Judge recommended, and I approved, remand on behalf of a nine-year-old girl afflicted with multiple impairments. (Doc. 17). Pending is plaintiffs application for an award of fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Doc. 21).

*842The Commissioner does not challenge the entitlement to an EAJA award; his only quarrel is with the hourly rate of $189.50 that counsel has requested. Instead of that amount, the Commissioner argues, I should award the statutory cap of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Sullivan v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Bryant v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. Billie J. Chipman v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bass v. ColvinDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2015
  2. Adkins v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2019

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