(DOWNLOAD) "Willis V. Sullivan" by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Willis V. Sullivan
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 30, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Willis ("Willis"), appeals the sufficiency of the attorney's fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, issued upon her successful claim for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. Defendant-appellee Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") cross-appeals the district court's reversal of the Secretary's determination that Willis was ineligible to receive SSI benefits due to excess income on the grounds that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to grant mandamus relief. The Secretary also cross-appeals the award of attorney's fees under the EAJA. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the judgment of the district court ordering the Secretary to pay SSI benefits and remand the case to be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We also reverse in part the district court's award of attorney's fees because we conclude that the Secretary's position was substantially justified in its position during these proceedings.