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BLANCHETTE v. HECKLER

Civ. A. Nos. 81-K-922, 83-K-1431.

586 F.Supp. 903 (1984)

Richard J. BLANCHETTE, Plaintiff, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Defendant. Leone P. KELLY, Plaintiff, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

June 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard A. Poskus, Colo. Rural Legal Services, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo., for plaintiff Kelly.

Janis E. Chapman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Denver, Colo., for defendant Heckler.

John Whitehouse Cobb, Roper, Lief, Mains & Cobb, Boulder, Colo., for plaintiffs Kelly and Blanchette.

Larry A. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gen. Legal Services Section, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff Blanchette.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

These cases are before me on plaintiffs' applications for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. I will first present the standard for awarding fees under the Act, then I will discuss the merits of each claim.

I. AWARDING ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE EAJA

The Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) provides that attorney fees should be...

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