Campana v. Muir

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two questions: (1) whether the United States can recover attorneys fees and costs when the United States provides a defense for a federal official sued individually for activities in the course of the official’s federal employment? and (2) if so, was an award of attorneys fees and costs against a litigant and his attorney appropriate in this case? The initial question is one of first impression in this court, while the second question involves the application of settled legal principles to the facts before us. The district court…