Legal Opinion
Angel Vazquez-Flores v. Eric K. Shinseki
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided July 31, 2012No. 05-0355(E)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KASOLD, Chief Judge:
Veteran Angel Vazquez-Flores applies through counsel pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), for an award of attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $29,560.92 for 179.4 hours of attorney work and $865.40 in expenses. The Secretary challenges Mr. Vazquez-Flores’s EAJA application in part asserting substantial justification and, alternatively, unreasonable fees. Single-judge disposition was rendered in a December 16, 2011, memorandum decision; however, reconsideration was granted at Mr. Vazquez-Flores’s request, and this matter was…
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