Thompson v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR., District Judge.

Before the court could rule on the motion of plaintiffs, Daniel W. Thompson and Linda G. Thompson (“the Thompsons”), to tax costs against defendant, the United States of America (“the United States”), the parties entered a stipulation for taxation of costs for an amount less than the Thompsons had requested in their motion. Strangely, the Thompsons did not petition for attorneys fees. The court invited the United States to respond to the Thomp-sons’ motion by explaining why its position was substantially justified. Instead, the…