United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in a petition for social security disability benefits is reversed and remanded where: 1) petitioner's proof of financial eligibility, while informal, was adequate; and 2) the district court abused its discretion in denying petitioner's Rule 59(e) motion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/30/2007
• Decided 07/17/2007
• Published 07/17/2007

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick J. Daley, Jr., Marcie E. Goldbloom (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas P. Walsh, Office of the United States Attorney, Mona Ahmed (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.