John E. Washington v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1985-03-06

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OPINION OF THE COURT BECKER, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal by John E. Washington, a social security disability claimant, who became a “prevailing party” against the United States within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d)(1)(A) (1982) (repealed 1984), when the district court…

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