Legal Opinion

Richard C. EAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 5, 1988No. 390, Docket 88-6155PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Per curiam

Richard Eames appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.) denying his motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA). Eames made this motion after successfully seeking reversal of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying his claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

Eames commenced this action against the Secretary after an Administrative Law Judge of the Social Security Administration denied his application for SSI benefits. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  2. Mary COHEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

3Cited by111 opinions

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