Legal Opinion

Haile v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 16, 2010No. 08-4187Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

In a previous opinion we granted the petition for review filed by Temesgen Woldu Haile and remanded the case — for the second time — to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Haile v. Holder, 591 *502F.3d 572 (7th Cir.2010) (Haile II). Haile now seeks an award of attorneys’ fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), which directs a court to award a prevailing party in a litigation with the United States his attorneys’ fees and other expenses “unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Faddoul v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. Tchemkou v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Yordanos Muhur v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Erica P. De Souza v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Kholyavskiy v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API