Sprinkle v. Colvin’s Empirical Analysis
777 F.3d 421 · 2015
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Blum v. Stenson · Pierce v. Underwood · Sullivan v. Hudson · Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“While the CPI suffices as proof of an increase in the cost of living, claimants must still produce satisfactory evidence that the increase in the cost of living “justifies” the rate requested. So claimants must produce evidence that the rate they request is in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of comparable skill and experience.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The amount of fees awarded under this subsection shall be based upon prevailing market rates for the kind and quality of the services furnished, except that ... attorney fees shall not be awarded in excess of $125 per hour unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living ... justifies a higher fee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jensen v. Berryhill“to the discretion of the district courts whether to adopt the national or regional index in specific cases.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jensen v. Berryhill
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.