The failure of a Social Security claimant’s counsel to develop an administrative record on issues collateral to a disability determination is not a special circumstance that warrants a fee reduction under the Equal Access to Justice Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday reversed a magistrate judge’s decision to slice an attorney’s fees by two-thirds.
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