Sakhawati v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
839 F.3d 476 · 2016
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Blum v. Stenson · Performance Unlimited, Inc. v. Questar Publishers, Inc. · Oguachuba v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Taylor v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“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 concurrence“decline[d] the government's invitation to apportion [plaintiff's] attorney fees to the single claim addressed in [its] previous opinion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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