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VAUGHN v. HECKLER

No. 84-1269.

860 F.2d 295 (1988)

Tillman VAUGHN, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

October 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Hamm, The Niblock Law Firm, Fayetteville, Ark., for appellant.

J. Michael Fitzhugh, U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for appellee.

This matter is before the court on Tillman Vaughn's request for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412.

The EAJA provides for a maximum hourly rate of $75 per hour for attorney's fees "unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a special factor ... justifies a higher fee." 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A)(ii). Vaughn urges the court to award attorney's fees in excess of the statutory...

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