Legal Opinion
Shooting Star Ranch, LLC v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2000No. 99-1197PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff The Shooting Star Ranch settled a quiet title action against various entities of the United States and then sought attorney fees and costs in the district court pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The district court denied plaintiffs claim, holding it had failed to establish that it met the financial requirements of the EAJA and thus was not a party eligible for an award of costs and fees. Plaintiff appeals. We review the judgment of the district court for abuse of discretion, see United States v. 88.88 Acres of Land, 907…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- American Pacific Concrete Pipe Company, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Helen Pate William Whitfield Pate Julia Ruth Pate Kirksey McCord Pate v. United States of America Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. 88.88 Acres of Land, More or Less State of California Edward Ordway, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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