Legal Opinion
United States v. Knott
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 12, 2001No. 00-2238, 00-2239PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of first impression for this court as to the standards for awarding attorneys’ fees against the United States for its initiation of criminal proceedings, as provided for under the Hyde Amendment, Pub.L. No. 105-119, 111 Stat. 2440, 2519 (1997), reprinted in 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (statutory note). The district court awarded $68,726.00 in fees to Riverdale Mills, which had been one defendant in a criminal prosecution for violation of the Clean Water Act, and denied fees to James Knott, the other defendant. The government voluntarily dismissed the action after the…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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