Legal Opinion
Unification Church v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 4, 1985No. 83-2238PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case, we review the District Court’s decision to deny attorney’s fees to appellants. 574 F.Supp. 93. The case involves the proper interpretation of two provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act. We affirm.
In the underlying case, three individuals and the Unification Church (Church) sued to overturn the refusal of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to allow the individual plaintiffs to remain in the United States. The plaintiffs prevailed. See Unification Church v. INS, 547 F.Supp. 623 (D.D.C.1982). They thereby met any threshold criteria…
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