Legal Opinion
Cervantez v. Whitfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1985No. 84-1736PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Two United States citizens of Hispanic descent sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) concerning the detention of Hispanic persons believed to be aliens. After a settlement of their dispute with the INS, plaintiffs sought attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The district court denied the fees and costs, finding that plaintiffs were not prevailing parties and that the government’s litigation was substantially justified. We affirm.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Iranian Students Association v. Edwin EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Alspach v. District Director of Internal RevenueDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Uslife Title Insurance Company of Dallas on Behalf of Lillian v. Mathews v. Paul R. Harbison v. United States of America Acting by and Through the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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- Thayer v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
- Jose Rigoberto Bernal-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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