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CAMACHO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Civ. No. 87-776 HL.

758 F.Supp. 91 (1991)

Josefa CAMACHO, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Iván O. González Cruz, San Juan, Puerto Rico, for plaintiff.

Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, for defendant.

ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Before us is plaintiff counsel's petition requesting a fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Counsel requests the approval of a fee in the amount of $87.00 per hour due to the high cost of living. The government has opposed counsel's petition in part. The government submits that the hourly rate should be reduced to $75.00 and that the number of hours claimed are excessive for the...

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