Locher v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, Vietnam veteran John E. Locher, has applied for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). In response, the Secretary asserts that he does not contest the facts that the appellant has obtained a “final judgment” within the meaning of the EAJA (28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(G)) and that the appellant is a “prevailing party” (28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(B)); however, the Secretary contends that he was substantially justified in the underlying merits administrative decisionmaking and litigation in this *536Court, that there are…
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