OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a denial by the district court of a petition for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (1978 & Supp.1986). Appellant Ellis Stokes ("Stokes") is a social security disability claimant, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and severe mental retardation. He has been institutionalized for short periods of time, and has never...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.