SUMLER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 87-1429.

834 F.2d 711 (1987)

Ravell SUMLER, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denver L. Thornton, El Dorado, Ark., for appellant.

Larry R. McCord, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., & Karen J. Behner, Health and Human Services, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Ravell Sumler appeals the district court's order denying attorney fees under the Social Security Act (SSA), 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), and the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (Supp. III 1985). We affirm.

Sumler applied for disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i) and 423. Following an administrative law judge's denial of her claim for benefits, Denver L. Thornton became Sumler's attorney...

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