Legal Opinion
K. Kay Shearin v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 11, 1993No. 20-1824PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge.
K. Kay Shearin appeals the order of the United States Claims Court 1 dismissing her claim. 2 We affirm.
Issue
Whether the Claims Court properly dismissed Shearin’s claim for attorney fees under the Criminal Justice Act.
Facts
Ms. Shearin represented four indigent appellants in criminal proceedings before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit following her appointment by that court pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA). 3 Local court rules, promulgated under authority of the CJA, require court-appointed counsel to file a voucher for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gould, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
- United States v. DemkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
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3Cited by131 opinions
- Gerald Alan Brown, and Charles v. Darnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
- Gene A. Folden, Coastal Communications Associates, and Judith A. Longshore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Jimmie Ann Taylor, Ladell Vasicek, Noma Chriss, Martha Cole, and Sara M. McCarthy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Aerolineas Argentinas, and Pakistan International Airlines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Gould, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
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