RUTLEDGE v. SULLIVAN

Civ. A. No. 486-215.

745 F.Supp. 715 (1990)

George RUTLEDGE, Plaintiff, v. Louis R. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

September 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Herndon, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff.

Assistant U.S. Atty. Henry L. Whisenhunt, Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office, Augusta, Ga., for defendant.


ORDER

ALAIMO, District Judge.

Plaintiff filed an application for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiff seeks fees for 76.7 hours of legal representation, at a rate of $90 per hour, for a total of $6,903 in fees plus $290.37 in costs. The only issue disputed by defendant, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is the hourly rate. Defendant contends...

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