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Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Inc. v. Pierce

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 1, 1985No. 84-5152PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

This case involves a straightforward statutory interpretation question regarding the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B) (1982), the provision in the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) that requires that applications for attorney’s fees under Section 2412(d) be filed “within thirty days of final judgment in the action.” 1 The question presented is whether this provision requires such applications to be filed within 30 days of an appealable judgment by a District Court or allows them to be filed within 30 days of the time that such a judgment becomes final by virtue of an…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  2. J.H. McQuiston v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army, United States Army Missile CommandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. Sarah L. McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Nichols ex rel. Johnston v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  5. Keasler v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1984

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4Cited by12 opinions

  1. Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Lawrence Keasler and Keasler Body Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. American Association of Retired Persons, Older Women's League and Nella S. Gent v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  4. Laurence G. Russell, William L. Hanna and Eddie D. Langwell v. National Mediation BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. Bonanza Trucking Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1987

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