Legal Opinion
CALDWELL EX REL. YBK v. Astrue
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided October 10, 2007No. C.A. 3:06-0943-PMD-JRMPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PATRICK MICHAEL DUFFY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon Plaintiffs counsel’s motion for an award of attorney fees of $8,640.00, to be paid directly and solely to counsel, under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Defendant does not object to an award of attorney’s fees under EAJA or to an hourly rate of $150.00 per hour. Rather, Defendant asserts the court should award Plaintiffs counsel $6,000.00 “because the number of hours is excessive.” (Resp. in Opp’n at 1.)
BACKGROUND
This case centered on Plaintiff Madeline Caldwell’s (“Plaintiff’)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Edna L. HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- David W. CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- May v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Bunn v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1986
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