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PENROD v. APFEL

No. Civ. 96-2496PHXEHC.

54 F.Supp.2d 961 (1999)

Merle D. PENROD, SSN: 562-54-4123, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Arizona.

January 20, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel F. Friedman, Jerome Gibson Stewart Friedman & Stevenson PC, Phoenix, AZ, for Merle D. Penrod, plaintiff.

Michael R. Arkfeld, U.S. Attorney's Office, Phoenix, AZ, Janet Napolitano, United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for John J. Callahan, Commissioner of Social Security Administration aka Shirley S. Chater, defendant.

ORDER

CARROLL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Merle D. Penrod seeks an award of attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Defendant opposes the award. Alternatively, Defendant contends that the amount of fees sought in this action is excessive and should be reduced.

I. Background

Plaintiff commenced this civil action after being denied social security benefits at the administrative level, contending...

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