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ANDERSON v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS COMP. PROGRAMS

No. 94-70750.

91 F.3d 1322 (1996)

Henry J. ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company; Manhattan Re-Insurance Company, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Robinowitz, Portland, Oregon, for petitioner.

John Dudrey, Williams, Fredrickson & Stark, Portland, Oregon, for respondent.

Before REINHARDT, KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Glacial is the speed with which some administrative agencies of the federal government dispose of the claims presented to them. To the extent a successful claimant is entitled to attorney's fees, the delay erodes the value of the eventual fee award and forces the lawyer to bear the cost of the agency's procrastination. The principal question presented is the extent to which the attorney's fees must be adjusted to take account of any extraordinary...

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