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- Title: Raines v. Shalala
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 11, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. After William Raines won entitlement to social security disability benefits and supplemental security income, the district court awarded him attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (""EAJA""), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A). The Secretary of Health and Human Services (""Secretary"") appeals that award. She challenges both the district court's decision that a special factor justified enhancement of the award and the district court's inclusion of fees for administrative proceedings conducted after an earlier remand from that court to the agency. For the following reasons, we reverse the district court's judgment and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. I