Legal Opinion

Doe v. Chao

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 28, 2007No. 06-2015PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Williams and Judge Michael joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

This case has been appealed to us twice before. This time, we are asked to decide whether the district court’s July 2006 award of attorneys’ fees to Buck Doe under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(4)(B), violated the mandate we issued the last time this case was before us. Because the district court’s decision was directly contrary to the mandate of this court, we reverse.

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Because this is the court’s third opinion in this case, see Doe v.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Lashawn A. v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. Doe v. ChaoSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Briggs v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by81 opinions

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  5. United States v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011

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