Legal Opinion
Bowey v. West
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 13, 2000No. 99-7151PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, John T. Bowey, seeks review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, denying his application for attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). The EAJA allows a prevailing party in a suit against the United States to recover attorney’s fees, unless the position of the government was substantially justified. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (1994). On appeal, Bowey asserts that the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims misinterpreted 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) in concluding that the government’s position was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hilkert v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- William Eugene Owen, as of the Estate of Caroline Pearson Payne v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- James Doty and Susan Doty v. The United States, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by35 opinions
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