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BRIGHT v. APFEL

No. CIV. A. 3:98CV00045.

121 F.Supp.2d 929 (2000)

Jerry W. BRIGHT, Sr., Plaintiff, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Charlottesville Division.

November 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Cooper Geraty, III, Geraty, MacQueen & Vitt, Charlottesville, Va, for plaintiff.

Randolph W. Gaines, Social Sec. Admin. Office of General Counsel, Baltimore, MD, Alonzo H. Long, U.S. Attorney's Office, Roanoke, Va, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, District Judge.

This case presents the question of whether upward adjustments for increases in the cost of living are warranted in the Western District of Virginia in Social Security disability cases, for the purpose of determining attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"). See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West 1994 & Supp.2000). For the reasons set forth below, the court holds that such adjustments...

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