Loretta J. Brokeshoulder SCHWARZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that exception to forum rule was inapplicable where the plaintiff’s own declaration, the only evidence in support of an exception, showed only that she had diffi- culty obtaining local counsel
• concluding that “the district court was well within its discretion in awarding 15 50% of the fees-on-fees requested because this ratio actually exceeded the percentage by which 16 Schwarz prevailed on her request for merits fees”
• concluding claims were not \unrelated\ because they arose from the same basic facts and the same basic course of conduct
• requiring additional proof that the requested rates are in line with other attorneys in the community of similar skill
• rejecting as unhelpful to a fee inquiry information about similarly qualified attorneys in markets other than the relevant community
• affirming court’s use of mathematical formula to reduce fee award; district judge declined to award fees for hours spent on unrelated unsuccessful claims

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