Dunn v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412
Relies on Institutionalized Juveniles S v. Secretary of Public Welfare C 83-1696 83-1722 · Texas v. Oklahoma · Ross v. Horn · Sullivan v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation · Guglietti v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Most-quoted passages
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“a court shall award to a prevailing party other than the United States fees and other expenses ... incurred by that party in any civil action ... brought by or against the United States ... unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Childs v. Barnhart
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