Legal Opinion
Padgett v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 30, 2011No. 2010-7081PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Clara Sue Padgett (“Mrs. Padgett”) appeals from a final order of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) denying, in part, her application for an award of attor ney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Padgett v. Shinseki, 23 Vet. App. 306 (2009) (“EAJA Decision ”). Because we conclude that the Veterans Court erred in refusing to award Mrs. Padgett fees for attorney time expended following the death of her husband, Barney O. Padgett (“Padgett”), we reverse and remand.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mitchell v. OvermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Padgett v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Claudia Smalbein v City of Daytona BeachCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Barbara Haines, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- William J. Kelly v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
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