Legal Opinion
Goldhaber v. Foley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 17, 1983No. 82-1254PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*194OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires that we determine whether the phrase “unless ... the position of the United States was substantially justified” in the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (Supp. IV 1980), requires that a plaintiff be denied attorneys’ fees when, in an action against the United States, the United States succeeds in its defense against one of plaintiff’s claims, but does not prevail in its defense against the second of plaintiff’s claims.
Because we conclude that the substantial justification of the United States in defending…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Alspach v. District Director of Internal RevenueDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Laurence G. Russell, William L. Hanna, and Eddie D. Langwell v. National Mediation BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Brigadier General Roland F. Cinciarelli v. The Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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