Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Deparment of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 12, 2009No. 2008-3093PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
James Ramos, Jr., petitions for review of a decision of the Merit Systems Protec tion Board denying his request for attorney fees associated with an earlier, interim appeal to this court. He bases his claim for attorney fees on the Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 5596(b)(l)(A)(ii). The government opposes Mr. Ramos’s appeal. Relying on our decision in Phillips v. General Services Administration, 924 F.2d 1577 (Fed.Cir.1991), the government contends that the Board had no authority to grant attorney fees for work performed in proceedings before this court. We agree with the…
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