Legal Opinion
Avgoustis v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 6, 2011No. 2010-7092PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Stanley J. Avgoustis (“Avgoustis”) applied for attorneys’ fees as a prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) disallowed recovery for certain items involving client communications because the statements did not describe the purpose of the activity sufficiently to determine if the charges were reasonable. See Avgoustis v. Shinseki, No. 08-1524, slip op. at 3, 2010 WL 114190 at *2-*3 (VetApp. Jan. 13, 2010). Avgoustis argued that requiring a more…
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