Legal Opinion
Erik Autor v. Penny Pritzker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 2016No. 16-5037PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from the denial of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, presents the question whether appellants’ prior appeal effectively secured them prevailing party status.
Appellants filed suit challenging the federal policy barring federally registered lobbyists from serving on the Industry Trade Advisory . Committees. See Request for Nominations for the. Industry Trade Advisory Comms., 75 Fed. Reg. 24,584, 24,585 (May 5, 2010); Pres. Mem. on Lobbyists on Agency Bds. & Comm’ns, 75 Fed. Reg. 35,955, 35,955 (June 23, 2010)…
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