Legal Opinion
Sarah L. McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 1984No. 83-1046PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by the government from a fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), requires us to decide a question of first impression in this circuit: whether an application for such an award is untimely if filed more than 30 days after the district court renders its final judgment, although less than 30 days after any appellate proceedings are completed.
In 1975 Mrs. McDonald, who was then 58 years old, asked her local social security office whether she would be eligible for social security benefits when she reached 62. She was told she would…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Morris Obin v. District No. 9 of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Paul W. Guthrie v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by106 opinions
- Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Max I. Bittner v. Sadoff & Rudoy IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Myers v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Hoa Hong Van v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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