Legal Opinion
United States v. Thouvenot, Wade & Moerschen, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 18, 2010No. 09-2421, 09-1232, 09-2574PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for decision three appeals, argued before the same panel on consecutive days, that require interpretation of the Equal Access to Justice Act. The Act entitles a party that prevails in litigation with the United States (including proceedings for judicial review of agency action) to attorneys’ fees “unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified.” 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). The issue in each appeal is whether the government’s position was “substantially justified,” but in No. 09-2421, with which we begin,…
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