Legal Opinion
Iqbal v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2012No. 11-6231PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Shahid Iqbal appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I. Background
Mr. Iqbal is a native and citizen of Pakistan who acquired lawful permanent residency in the United States in 2002. On July 11, 2008, he filed an application for naturalization with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS). On August 17, 2009, he successfully passed a naturalization examination, see 8 U.S.C. § 1446, but the USCIS did not…
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