Legal Opinion
United States of America for Jon P. Heydt, Special Agent v. Citizens State Bank, Armin Moths and United States Taxpayers Union
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1982No. 18-2554PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Armin Moths and the United States Taxpayers Union (USTU) from a denial of attorney’s fees and costs requested under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, entered in the District Court 1 for the District of North Dakota. For reversal appellants argue that the district court erred in finding that they were not prevailing parties under the statute. Appellants also argue that based on policy considerations they should not have the burden of showing that the government acted in bad faith. For the reasons discussed below,…
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