Legal Opinion
Battles Farm Co. v. Pierce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 1986No. Nos. 85-5945, 85-5957 and 85-5968PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by
Circuit Judge SILBERMAN. SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
We have before us the attorneys fees phase of a lengthy lawsuit brought by Battles Farm Co., the owner of a low-income housing project, against the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. After winning on the merits in part of their suit, the plaintiffs applied for, and the district court awarded, attorneys fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”).1 Because we find the Secretary’s position on the merits of the lawsuit to have been substantially justified, we reverse the district court’s fee award.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wallis D. CORNELLA, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Brigadier General Roland F. Cinciarelli v. The Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Dr. Frank Young, Commissioner, Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Thouvenot, Wade & Moerschen, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- McDonald v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- National Coalition Against Misuse of Pesticides v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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