Legal Opinion
Kooritzky, Samuel v. Herman, Alexis M.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1999No. 98-5424, 98-5438PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Alexis Herman, Secretary of the Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department”), seeks reversal of the district court’s award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) to Appellee Samuel G. Kooritzky. Kooritzky cross-appeals, alleging that the district court committed errors that resulted in an unwarranted reduction in the amount of attorney fees he was awarded. We conclude that an attorney acting pro se, such as Kooritzky, is not entitled to recover attorney fees under the EAJA. We…
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