Legal Opinion
Stella Townsend, Wolodymyr Cybriwsky Dodd D. Dixon, Plaintiff's Attorneys-Appellants v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2005No. 03-6440PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Stella Townsend (“Townsend”) and her attorneys appeal from the district court’s denial of her request for reimbursement of her' attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in: this social security benefits action. Because we conclude that equitable tolling is applicable to the EAJA, we REVERSE the district court’s judgment and REMAND the case for further consideration as to whether equitable tolling is warranted in this case.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 19, 1999, Townsend filed an application for supplemental security…
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