STRATTON v. BOWEN

No. 86-3637.

827 F.2d 1447 (1987)

Albert STRATTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah H. Bohr, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel G. Reidford, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office of Gen. Counsel, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and EATON, Senior District Judge.


EATON, Senior District Judge:

Albert Stratton was the prevailing party in his claim for Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. He appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for the allowance of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1982 & Supp.1987) (hereinafter "EAJA").

Applying the Secretary's "sequential evaluation process," formerly codified in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1503 (1980),

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