Legal Opinion
Michael Alan Crooker v. U. S. Department of the Treasury
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1980No. 1374, Docket 80-2087PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
The issue on this appeal is whether a pro se litigant is entitled to an attorney’s fee for the value of his own services rendered in the successful resolution of a lawsuit brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976). Appellant, Michael Alan Crooker, is a federal prisoner. While incarcerated, he sought from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) release of documents relating to an investigation of his 1979 income tax return. The IRS declined to disclose most of the documents sought. Crooker brought suit under the FOIA in the District Court for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gilbert A. Cuneo v. Donald H. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Eddie David Cox v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Mid-Hudson Legal Services, Inc. v. G & U, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, Inc. v. William J. Usery, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Michael Kuzma v. Internal Revenue Service, and Marshall P. Cappelli, District DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Joseph Falcone v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Ceglia v. SchweikerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Phyllis A. Barrett v. Bureau of Customs and Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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