Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1992No. Nos. 89-8835, 89-8935, 89-8943 and 90-8081PublishedCited by 318 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
The issue before us in these consolidated appeals is whether a district court must consider the impact of inflation when awarding attorney’s fees under section 204 of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1988) (the EAJA or the Act). Specifically, when the court determines that the market rate for attorney’s fees exceeds the statutory cap of $75 per hour, must the court then adjust the cap upward to account for cost-of-living increases. We hold that the court must consider cost-of-living increases when awarding attorney’s fees under the EAJA. The district…
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