United States Supreme Court
Astrue v. Ratliff, 08-1322
In an action against the Social Security Administration for Social Security benefits, the Eighth Circuit's reversal of the district court's order that plaintiff's attorney lacked standing to contest an offset imposed by the U.S. against attorney's fees received by plaintiff is reversed where a 28 U.S.C. section 2412(d)(1)(A) attorney's fee award was payable to the litigant and was therefore subject to an offset to satisfy the litigant's preexisting debt to the government.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/14/2010
- Published 06/14/2010
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- United States Supreme Court