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Karen Gordon v. James B. Peake

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided November 21, 2008No. 03-0181 (E)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHOELEN, Judge:

This case is before the Court on the appellant’s September 5, 2007, application for an award of attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), for $11,945.79 in attorney fees and $103.43 in *267expenses for a total of $12,049.22. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant in part the EAJA application.

I. BACKGROUND

In September 1943, veteran Edward E. Gordon purchased a $10,000 National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy. Record (R.) at 17. The veteran died in August 1995. R. at 64. On September 11, 1995, the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Scarborough v. PrincipiSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Philip G. Cline v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2013
  5. Shawn P. Lacey v. Robert L. WilkieUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2020

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