302 F. Supp. 2d 1072 - Walker v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Plaintiffs attorney requests an increase from the statutorily allowed rate of $125 per hour to $147.32 per hour, based upon a 17.86 percent increase in the cost of living reflected in the Consumer Price Index included with the attorney fee request.... In this case, the Commissioner has not challenged the requested increase from $125 per hour to $147.32 to reflect a 17.86 percent increase in the cost of living. Nothing has been provided to suggest the existence of “circumstances that would render a cost-of-living increase unjust or improper.” See Johnson, 919 F.2d at 504 . As such, the Court accepts the submission of the Consumer price Index to justify increasing the statutorily provided for rate for attorney fees from $125 to $147.32 per hour, accounting for an increase in the cost of living.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knudsen v. Barnhart

2. “[T]he hourly rate for work performed in January of 2002 should be $142.18 and the hourly rate for work performed in May of 2002 should be $144.35. With these changes, I find that the hourly rates proposed by the plaintiff are reasonable. See id. (“We hold that where, as here, an EAJA petitioner presents uncontested proof of an increase in the cost of living sufficient to justify hourly attorney’s fees of more than that [the statutory maximum], enhanced fees should be awarded.”).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knudsen v. Barnhart