Legal Opinion
United States v. Cox
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2009No. 07-4906, 08-4680PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TRAXLER, Chief Judge:
Carol Cox filed a third-party petition asserting a claim to the proceeds of a bank account seized by the government in the criminal forfeiture proceedings against Mark Cox, Carol’s ex-husband. The district court ruled in favor of Carol and subsequently awarded her attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West 2006). The government appeals, arguing that the district court erred by awarding attorney’s fees to Carol. Because we agree that Carol was not entitled to a fee award under EAJA, we reverse the district court’s order…
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