Legal Opinion
Brown v. Colvin
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 9, 2014No. 4:12CV3260PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1053MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RICHARD G. KOPF, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs counsel has applied for an award of reasonable fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (filing 26).1 She requests an attorney’s fee of $10,628.42, for 59.67 hours of work (computed at an hourly rate of $178.12),2 plus expenses (for service by certified mail and PACER fees) of $35.45. The Commissioner does not dispute that an award should be made to Plaintiff under the EAJA,3 but does object that the number of hours claimed by Plaintiffs counsel is excessive (filing 28). This…
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