Legal Opinion
Mark Batton v. Internal Revenue Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2013No. 12-20401PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Mark Batton appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for attorneys’ fees in his Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) suit against the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Because we conclude that Batton was eligible to receive attorneys’ fees, we VACATE and REMAND for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
We briefly recite the facts relevant to this appeal. A full recitation of the facts of this ease may be found in Batton v. Evers, 598 F.3d 169 (5th Cir.2010).
In November 2006, after being audited, Batton filed a FOIA request with…
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