Baldi Bros. Constructors v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the government cannot demonstrate that its position was substantially justified when it refused to address its conduct at all
• concluding that Hensley requires that attorneys’ and experts’ fees be awarded with reference to plaintiffs actual success
• explaining that hotel expenses would have been recoverable if they were properly substantiated
• permitting travel expenses for plaintiffs attorney and expert witness but excluding travel expenses for other individuals
• reducing plaintiff’s total fee request including fees attributable to the EAJA application by 33.3%
• “Defendant cannot prove that the Government’s conduct was substantially justified when it does not address its conduct at all.”

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  Federal Claims· 2002-06-10· cited 23×
• Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2011-09-30· cited 20×
• Dewey v. Volkswagen of America
  D. New Jersey· 2010-07-30· cited 18×
• Filtration Development Co., LLC v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2005-01-14· cited 17×
• Greenhill v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2011-01-31· cited 17×
• American Federal Bank, FSB v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2006-11-01· cited 10×
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  Federal Claims· 2006-02-28· cited 8×
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  Federal Claims· 2014-05-30· cited 6×
• Information Sciences Corp. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2007-10-25· cited 4×
• Metric Construction Co. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2008-09-03· cited 4×
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Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Pierce v. Underwood
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 6,197×
• Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jean
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-04· cited 1,875×
• Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
  First Circuit· 1978-07-28· cited 1,054×
• Fanning, Phillips and Molnar v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1998-11-12· cited 285×
• Stephen L. Helfer, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1999-04-05· cited 252×
• Hong-Yee Chiu v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1991-10-29· cited 201×
• Federal Election Commission v. Congressman Charles G. Rose
  D.C. Circuit· 1986-12-02· cited 200×
• Sorenson v. Mink
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-02-13· cited 176×
• Gavette v. Office of Personnel Management
  Federal Circuit· 1986-02-28· cited 133×
• Ferdinand Oliveira v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1987-08-13· cited 101×
• F.J. Vollmer Company, Inc. v. John W. Magaw, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-12-24· cited 100×
• James Doty and Susan Doty v. The United States, Defendant/cross-Appellant
  Federal Circuit· 1995-11-30· cited 93×
• Manildra Milling Corp. v. Ogilvie Mills, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1996-02-12· cited 77×
• Naporano Iron and Metal Company, Andrew J. Naporano and Beatrice Naporano, Andrew J. Naporano and Sharon Naporano v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1987-08-04· cited 76×
• Levernier Construction, Inc. v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1991-10-22· cited 73×
• Denver S. Cooper v. United States Railroad Retirement Board
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-06-03· cited 73×
• Ed A. Wilson, Inc. v. General Services Administration
  Federal Circuit· 1997-09-12· cited 68×
• Neal & Company, Inc. v. United States
  Federal Circuit· 1997-08-19· cited 59×
• Community Heating & Plumbing Company, Inc. v. H. Lawrence Garrett, Iii, Secretary of the Navy
  Federal Circuit· 1993-08-20· cited 53×

Other cases named Baldi Bros. Constructors v. United States

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Baldi Bros. Constructors v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2001-07-30· cited 6×