EAMES v. BOWEN

No. 390, Docket 88-6155.

864 F.2d 251 (1988)

Richard C. EAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne M. Braddock, Southern Tier Legal Services, Bath, N.Y. (Gerald A. McIntyre, Bath, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph M. Guerra, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., W.D.N.Y., Buffalo, N.Y. (Dennis C. Vacco, U.S. Atty., Buffalo, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges, and MUKASEY, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Richard Eames appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.) denying his motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA). Eames made this motion after successfully seeking reversal of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying his claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

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