Legal Opinion
Charles A. Payne v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1992No. 91-2595PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Charles Payne appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in which the court granted attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (1988), at the rate of $75.00 per hour, despite Payne’s request to raise the hourly rate by $27.71 to account for an increase in the cost of living. Because we are unable to determine whether or not the district court properly considered Payne’s request for an upward adjustment to account for inflation, we vacate the order and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- May v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Billie J. Chipman v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Jack E. COUP, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Gennie Sullivan v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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