Legal Opinion
Foster v. Tourtellotte
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1983No. Nos. 82-5415, 82-5694PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Foster, plaintiff below and now deceased, sued for and was granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the respirator on which he was dependent for life be removed.1 However, the district court denied Foster’s requests for money damages and for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Supp. IV 1980). Foster appeals only from the decision to deny attorney’s fees.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Foster was admitted to the Wadsworth Veterans Administration National Center on October 10, 1980. His condition made him dependent on a respirator from…
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