distinguish the EAJA from other fee-shifting statutes and require a different application by the courts. The ‘plain meaning’ rule does not support such a result. [...] The various legislative histories do not support the delicate distinction that is here drawn.” Id. at 1586. This Court agrees with Judge Newman’s interpretation of the EAJA, as more faithfully serving congressional intent. Also persuasive are district court decisions in Social Security appeals that, like Judge Newman’s dissent, engage in analysis beyond plain meaning and consider the legislative purpose behind the EAJA. The Northern District of Alabama in Smith v. Astrue, No. 06-J-02052-IPJ, at *4-7 (N.D.Ala. October 11, 2007), after determining that the Savings Clause dictates that atto *8 (M.D.Fl. December 27, 2007) (<HOLDING>). Other earlier decisions addressing related
holding that a cause of action based on eaja will be deemed to have survived the death of the aggrieved party and  the personal representative of the deceased partys estate or any other appropriate person may be substituted as the prevailing party to whom payment of an eaja award may be made holding that payment of eaja fees directly to the attorney also is consistent with the broad purpose for enacting the eaja  if the commissioners narrow position was adopted there would be a substantial risk that counsel for a successful plaintiff might not be paid which would have a chilling effect on the willingness of attorneys to represent indigent claimants in social security cases thus thwarting the primary purpose the eaja was enacted holding that the eaja application satisfied the eaja content requirements because it contained among other things an itemized statement of the fees sought  supported by an affidavit from the appellants counsel holding that a court has broad discretion in awarding attorney fees under the eaja but is not required to make an award in all cases where a party seeks supplemental or increased fees holding that the buckhannon rule governs an application for fees under the eaja