Legal Opinion
Herbert J. Abbs and Peter J. Wisner, Claimants-Appellants v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 26, 2001No. 99-7112PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Herbert J. Abbs and Peter J. Wisner appeal the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) April 14,1999 decision denying their application for attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), Pub.L. No. 96-481, Tit. II, 94 Stat. 2321, 2327 (1980), codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Then- application followed our reversal of a ruling of the Veterans Court in an unrelated case. We heard oral argument in this appeal on December 6, 2000. Because the decision of the Veterans Court was based upon a correct construction of the EAJA, we…
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