Fritz v. Principi

STEINBERG, Judge:

Before this Court are the appellant’s December 21, 1999, supplemental application, submitted through counsel, for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA), and his December 12, 2001, supplemental EAJA application. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant in part and deny in part the 1999 supplemental EAJA application; the Court further will direct the parties to proceed with their pleadings as to the 2001 supplemental application, which will be returned to the single judge for disposition.

I. Relevant Background

The…