CLIFTON v. HECKLER

No. 84-3558 Summary Calendar.

755 F.2d 1138 (1985)

Pauline CLIFTON, in behalf of herself and her minor children, Lawrence, Ursula, Jerome and Vincent, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gustafson, Rudloff, Colbert & Parr, Leon Rudloff, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John Volz, U.S. Atty., Nancy A. Nungesser, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Karen J. Behner, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee Margaret M. Heckler.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we review the district court's denial of the plaintiffs' application for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Because we hold that the plaintiffs' application was untimely, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On November 14, 1972, Pauline Clifton (Clifton) applied for mother's insurance benefits on her own behalf and for child's insurance benefits on behalf of her four minor children...

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