TURNER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SEC.

Nos. 11-5012, 11-5681, 11-6033.

680 F.3d 721 (2012)

John C. TURNER; Pamela Campbell; Rita Ann Corns, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Wolodymyr Iwan Cybriwsky, Attorney-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

May 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Wolodymyr Cybriwsky , Prestonsburg, Kentucky, James Roy Williams , Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Michael E. Robinson , William Kanter , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Jerome Albanese , Mary Ann Sloan , Dennis R. Williams , Douglas G. Wilson , Holly A. Grimes , Brian Seinberg , Steven A. Collins , Social Security Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, John S. Osborn III , Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky for Appellee.

Before: COLE and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; ZATKOFF, District Judge.


OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants John Turner, Pamela Campbell, Rita Corns, and Attorney-Appellant Wolodymyr Iwan Cybriwsky, were denied their requests for attorney's fee awards under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 et seq. On appeal, we have consolidated these cases for review. We REVERSE the judgments of the district courts and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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