In Re Sealed Case
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
(Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as Amended).
1Per curiam
A government official covered by the Ethics in Government Act was the subject of an Independent Counsel investigation following which “no indictment [was] brought.” The subject of the investigation (hereafter “applicant”) now applies to the court, pursuant to the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987, 28 U.S.C. § 591 et seq. (hereafter the “Act”), for an award of $69,316.24 in attorneys’ fees and costs incurred during the investigation. The court approves an award of $58,005.25.
1. The “But For” Requirement.
All requests for attorneys’ fees under the Act must satisfy the “but for”…
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