Legal Opinion
Gary D. Austin, Ann Crispin, Arlana Hines, Anola Nightengale v. Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 31, 1984No. Appeal 83-1367 to 83-1369, 83-1378PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KASHIWA, Circuit Judge.
This is an application under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1982), for an award of attorney fees incurred in connection with petitioners’ appeal to this court from a decision of a presiding official of the Merit Systems Protection Board upholding a reduction in force by the Census Bureau.
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On March 21, 1982, petitioners, 2 Census Bureau employees, were downgraded pursuant to an agency-wide reduction in force (RIF). A large number of the affected employees appealed the RIF through their union. Most of the appeals, including petitioners’, were…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hampton v. HanrahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Benerethia McGill v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Gavette v. Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- A. Marie Phillips v. General Services Administration, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
- United States v. 2.61 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Jose Rolando Escobar Ruiz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Forestry Surveys & Data v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1999
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