Frank & Hirsch Distributing Co. v. United States

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• concluding 33.7 hours of attorney work to be reasonable
• recommending EAJA rate be adjusted where plaintiff provided numerous affidavits and declarations attesting to reasonable hourly rates in social security cases, as well as Ohio State Bar association’s profile of attorney 3 billing rates by location and practice classification
• “The time expended upon fee applications and on reply briefs in response to the Commissioner’s opposition to such an application is recoverable.”
• “[T]he Commissioner has not argued that her litigation position was substantially justified.”
• “Courts are obligated to prune unnecessary hours from fee petitions[.]”

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