Legal Opinion
James E. Alger v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 7, 1984No. Appeal 83-1392PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
In this attorney fees and expenses case, appellants, Alger, et al. (Alger), appeal from a judgment of the United States Claims Court denying their application for attorney fees and other expenses incurred in litigating and settling a suit for unpaid overtime against the appellee, the United States Government (Government). We affirm.
Issues
We face three issues: first, whether the Claims Court had jurisdiction under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) 1 to entertain Alger’s attorney fees and expenses application; next, what is this court’s proper standard of…
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