Smith v. Principi’s Empirical Analysis
343 F.3d 1358 · 2003
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
December 2016
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Essex Electro Engineers, Inc. v. United States · Stillwell v. Brown · Holliday v. Principi · Bailey v. United States · Cullens v. Gober
Most-quoted passages
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“inquiry is designed to evaluate the reasonableness of 'the position taken by the government on the issue on which the claimant prevailed.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“looks to the circumstances surrounding the resolution of the dispute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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