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Veterans Claims· 11/27/2002

Hensley v. Principi

Citations

  • 16 Vet. App. 491
  • 2002 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 943
  • 2002 WL 31741279

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit determination that panel lacks authority to overrule en banc precedent, see FED. CIR. R. 35(a)(2)
  • reducing attorney-time hours where, “had the appellant’s counsel more efficiently managed his workload,” extensions of time might not have been necessary
  • reducing a portion of the fees requested by specific hours and reducing a portion of the fees requested by half because the billing statements were inadequately documented
  • reducing a portion of the fees requested by specific hours and reducing a portion of the fees requested by half because the billing statements were inadequately documented
  • “touchstone in determining whether fees ought to be awarded [for making an unsuccessful argument] is whether the argument was reasonable”
  • “The Court ‘may properly reduce the number of hours claimed for time spent in duplicative, unorganized, or otherwise unproductive efforts.’ ” (citing Vidal v. Brown, 8 Vet.App. 488, 493 (1996))

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Judges: Kramer, Holdaway, Steinberg

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