Rawlings v. Heckler

725 F.2d 1192 4 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 71 Hattie RAWLINGS and Edwin Lingsch, Jr., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82-4545. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1983. Decided Feb. 13, 1984. Amended on Denial of Rehearing May 8, 1984. Tricia Berke, Susan K. Jackson, Redwood City, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Joseph P. Russoniello, U.S. Atty., Barbara J. Parker, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., William Kanter, Carlene McIntyre, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before TANG, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and BURNS * , District Judge. TANG, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from an order of the district court awarding attorneys' fees and expenses of $6,131.25 to plaintiffs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A). 1 Plaintiffs, members of a class of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, sued the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary),…