Legal Opinion
Keasler v. United States
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided March 13, 1984No. J-C-79-165PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EISELE, Chief Judge.
On October 2, 1981, this Court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in an action against the United States to obtain refunds of excise taxes paid pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 4061(a)(1) (1970 & Supp. V 1975). After an appeal of that decision was dismissed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the plaintiffs moved for an award of expenses, including attorney’s fees, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Supp. V 1981).' For the reasons stated below, the plaintiffs’ motion will be granted.
I. Facts.
A. Background:
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- United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Joe E. Garcia v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Carroll E. FELDPAUSCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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