Legal Opinion
Hill v. Gould
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 13, 2009No. 07-5026PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
After winning a lawsuit against the Secretary of the Interior, Joyce M. Hill filed an application to recover her attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The district court denied the application on the basis that the Secretary’s position at the merits stage was substantially justified. Hill appealed. We affirm.
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The mute swan, a bird indigenous to Eurasia, was introduced into the United States for ornamental purposes in the 19th and 20th centuries. Joyce Hill took up the…
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