HICKEY v. SECRETARY OF HHS

No. 90-1731.

923 F.2d 585 (1991)

Joann HICKEY, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HHS, Louis W. Sullivan, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony W. Bartels, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellant.

Joyce Shatteen, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Joann Hickey appeals from a judgment of the district court awarding her counsel attorney's fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA), for his successful representation of her social security disability claim. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Hickey argues that the district court abused its discretion in reducing the number of hours submitted by counsel. We disagree. The court stated...

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