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HOFFMAN v. HECKLER

Civ. A. No. 84-3186.

656 F.Supp. 1136 (1987)

Edward Y. HOFFMAN v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Pinnola, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Edward S.G. Dennis, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Virginia Gibson-Mason, Asst. U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant; Beverly Dennis, III, Chief Counsel, Region III, and Colette Pete, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KATZ, District Judge.

I write this Memorandum and Order to reject a unique government contention that the right to a legal fee under the Equal Access to Justice Act dies with the aggrieved party. Since I cannot find a case rejecting this notion, I will dispose of the contention.

ORDER

AND NOW, this 27th day of March, 1987, it is ORDERED pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2142, ("EAJA") attorney...

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