McKay v. Barnhart

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• finding that plaintiff, who received remand of his social security case, was the prevailing party
• finding that plaintiff whose social security case was remanded was the prevailing party
• \Courts look to traditional equitable principles when deciding whether special circumstances would make an award of attorney's fees unjust.\
• “[A] remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) . . . is a final judgment that qualifies a plaintiff for prevailing party status.”
• \[M]any courts have found that special circumstances under the EAJA exist in cases where the plaintiff unreasonably rejects the Government's offer to remand the case and a remand is the court's ultimate remedy.\

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