Timothy Lawrence Doscoli v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• holding that it is an abuse of discretion when a district court fails to provide an adequate explanation and that such a failure requires a remand
• holding it was error for a district court to reject state bar report without offering an explanation of its inadequacy, for purposes of calculating hourly rate under EAJA
• “[T]he United States must pay fees awarded under the EAJA out of government funds.”
• “[T]he United States must pay fees awarded under the EAJA out of government funds.”
• “[A]n EAJA award offsets an award under Section 406(b) . . . .” (citing Gisbrecht); Jankovich v. Bowen, 868 F.2d 867, 871 n.1 (6th Cir. 1989) (“[The EAJA] prohibits attorneys from collecting both EAJA fees and § 406(b
• “The EAJA imposes a statutory cap of ‘$125 per hour’ on the rate used to calculate the lodestar ‘unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a special factor . . . justifies a higher fee.’”

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