In Re Samuel R. PIERCE, Jr. (Seligman Fee Application)’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California · Olson v. 86-1 · In Re Oliver L. North (Dutton Fee Application) · In Re Oliver L. North (Bush Fee Application) · In re Sealed Case
Most-quoted passages
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“As both the IC and the DOJ argue, the allegations here of obstruction of justice and perjury would have been investigated with or without the Independent Counsel statute. Conclusion 15 The petition of Patsy Thomasson for reimbursement of attorneys' fees is denied for failure to satisfy the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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