McCOACH v. BOWEN

Civ. A. No. 84-1958 (JFG).

672 F.Supp. 807 (1987)

Joseph J. McCOACH, Plaintiff, v. Hon. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

November 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldenberg, Mackler & Sayegh by Abigail Sayegh, Atlantic City, N.J., for plaintiff.

Samuel A. Alito, Jr., U.S. Atty. by Cornelia Dude, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., for defendant.


OPINION

GERRY, Chief Judge:

This is an application for attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 ("EAJA"). The unique factual circumstances underlying this application present an interesting question of statutory interpretation: Whether a party that secures an entitlement commencing at a date later than it originally requested might be considered a "prevailing party" within the meaning of the EAJA. In addition, this...

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