Legal Opinion
Noor Sakhawati v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2016No. 15-3575PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Noor Jahan Sakhawati has filed an Application for Attorney Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Sakhawati’s counsel, billing at an hourly rate of $190.28, seeks $21,248.37 in attorney fees, legal-assistance fees, and expenses for the 104.85 hours claimed to have been spent on the matter prior to the Application for Attorney Fees. He seeks an additional $1,908.20 for the 10.00 hours claimed to have been spent preparing the Application and responding to the United States’s Opposition. For the reasons set forth…
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