Haywood v. Gober

ORDER

Presently pending before the Court, following remand by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), Haywood v. West, 1999 WL 33225866, No. 99-7056, 1999 LEXIS 27403 (Fed.Cir. Oct. 28, 1999), is Mr. Haywood’s application, through counsel, for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The sole matter now at issue is whether the Secretary’s position at the administrative level was substantially justified. For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes that the Secretary’s posi tion was substantially…