Legal Opinion
Allen S. Berman v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 1983No. 82-1621PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by the Secretary of Health and Human Services requires us to resolve, *1291at least within this Circuit, a dispute as to whether attorneys’ fees granted in a Social Security case to the prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA or Act), Pub.L. No. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2325 (1980), retroactively applies to attorneys’ fees for work performed prior to the effective date of the Act. The Secretary appeals solely to challenge the district court’s ruling which allowed a retroactive award of attorneys’ fees. We hold that the EAJA does apply to attorneys’…
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