Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs to the petitioner payable by the respondent-appellant, and the matter is remitted for a new determination based on the prevailing hourly market rates charged by private counsel in accordance herewith.
In computing counsel fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act (42 USC § 1988), the court, in fixing a reasonable hourly rate for each category of service rendered, gave effect to the...
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