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For many years, the United States Attorney's Office used the Laffey Matrix ("USAO Laffey Matrix") as a basis for hourly rates for attorneys' fees in litigation claims. This matrix used the original Laffey Matrix from 1982 and adjusted it annually using changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore area.
The Supreme Court held that since prices were fixed, since price-fixing is per se illegal under the Sherman Act, and since no valid exemption from the Sherman Act could be shown, the minimum-fee schedule violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The Circuit Court judgment was reversed, and the case was remanded to District court to determine the ...
Court fees payable on conviction unless good cause shown [8] Arizona: Court fees never available in a criminal case, even in cases of a bad faith argument [9] Arkansas: Court costs assessed on conviction or guilty plea; [10] $150 for misdemeanor or felony violation and $75 for local ordinance [10] California Colorado
The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. For civil cases, the courts have authority to try cases with an amount in controversy of more than $4,500 and have exclusive original jurisdiction over claims for ...
The Fairfax Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, [1] is a court of general jurisdiction, serving the County and City of Fairfax, Virginia, in the United States. It is the largest trial court in Virginia and handles both civil and criminal cases. The Court comprises fifteen full-time judges. [2] Fairfax Courthouse main entrance
The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Committee ...
The applicant for EAJA fees has the burden of proving that the fees requested are reasonable. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437 (1983) (although Hensley dealt with attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the standards which it sets out are applicable generally to attorney's fee cases); Ruckelshaus v.
Court opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia Local ordinance codes from Public.Resource.Org Case law: "Virginia" , Caselaw Access Project , Harvard Law School, OCLC 1078785565 , Court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law Library