Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Truck Lines, Inc. v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 12, 1984No. Appeal 84-604PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Missouri Pacific Truck Lines, Inc. (“MoTruek”) has filed an application pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C..§ 2412 (1982) (the Act), for an award of attorney fees and expenses incurred in the appeal in this case. In that appeal this court affirmed the decision of the United States Claims Court in favor of MoTruek in a tax refund suit. 736 F.2d 706 (Fed.Cir.1984).
In support of its claim, appellee states that (1) it is the prevailing party, (2) at the initiation of the litigation it had assets totaling less than $5 million, and (3) the…
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