Legal Opinion
Parrott v. Shulkin
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 13, 2017No. 2016-1450PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Paula Parrott appeals the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) in Parrott v. McDonald, No. 14-3209(E), 2015 WL 5948165 (Vet. App. Oct. 14, 2015). In that decision, the Veterans Court awarded Ms. Parrott $4,050 in attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (2012). On appeal, Ms. Parrott argues that, in arriving at its award of attorney fees, the Veterans Court misinterpreted EAJA. As a result, she contends, the court adopted an incorrect approach for determining the cost…
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