Legal Opinion

United States v. 341.45 Acres of Land

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 28, 1984No. Tract Nos. 03-117, 60-117, 60-122; Tract No. 69-114; Tract No. 303; Nos. 82-1919, 83-1519PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

These cases have been consolidated for purposes of appeal. In each case the district court denied the property owner’s motion for costs, attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with the litigation of a condemnation action under the Equal Access to Justice Act (hereinafter the Act or the EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Supp. V 1981). In each case the district court held that the Act did not apply to condemnation actions and denied the motions. For reversal appellants in each case argue that the Act does apply to condemnation actions and that the position of the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by41 opinions

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League of Women Voters of California, and Pacifica Foundation, and Henry Waxman v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
Phil Smidt & Son, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Albert J. Cadorette v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

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