Legal Opinion
Blakley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 27, 2010No. 2009-5047PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Defendant United States appeals from a decision of the Court of Federal Claims awarding plaintiff Brian Alan Blakley (d/ b/a TCS) (“Blakley”) $10,732.00 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“I.R.C.”) § 7430. In finding Blak-ley entitled to an award of fees, the Court of Federal Claims determined that the position of the United States in an underlying tax refund proceeding was not substantially justified.
On appeal, the United States contends that the Court of Federal Claims erred in finding that the position of the United States was not substantially…
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