Legal Opinion
George Shultz, Secretary of State v. James D. Crowley
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 1986No. 84-5667PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals an order awarding appellees attorney’s fees under § 204 of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), Pub.L. No. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2321, 2325, 2327 (1980), amended by Act of August 5, 1985, Pub.L. No. 99-80, 99 Stat. 183, 184-87 (current version at 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West Supp.1986)). The principal question on appeal is whether this suit was pending on the effective date of the EAJA.
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In 1974, appellees filed a class action against the Secretary of State, challenging the legality of a State Department employment practice. Plaintiffs requested…
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