Opinion ID: 773225
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Heading: sherburne's cross-appeal of the amount of attorney's fees

Text: 33 Finally, Sherburne appeals the district court's determination to cap his attorney's fees at seventy-five dollars per hour. In setting this limitation, the district court relied on United States v. Whitesell, CR 97-18-BLG-JDS (D. Mont. 1997), which concluded that fees awarded pursuant to the Hyde Amendment should be limited to seventy-five dollars per hour because that is the rate specified in the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3006A(d)(1). 7 34 The Hyde Amendment provides thatawards [of attorney's fees] shall be granted pursuant to the procedures and limitations (but not the burden of proof) provided for an award under section 2412 of title 28, United States Code [the EAJA]. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3006A Note. The statute is explicit--the limitations of the EAJA apply. The EAJA caps attorney's fees at $125 per hour, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2412(d)(2)(A), not the $75 per hour ceiling of the CJA, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3006A(d)(1). If the district court decides on remand to award attorney's fees, those fees should be calculated in light of the procedures and limitations, including the reasonableness standard, set forth in the EAJA.