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· 8/28/1984

Billy H. Ashburn and Faye F. Ashburn v. United States

Citations

  • 740 F.2d 843
  • 55 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 641
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 19147

How courts have described this case

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  • holding statute only permits examination of Government's litigation position
  • holding statute only permits examination of Government’s litigation position
  • eleven month delay by Government in conceding the case was not unreasonable because the issues were not simple
  • United States was substantially justified in waiting 11 months after filing of complaint in Equal Access to Justice case, because the issues were not simple
  • costs may be denied where issues involved are not simple, routine, or clear cut
  • 11-month delay in conceding case not unreasonable because the issues were not simple

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Judges: Kravitch, Hatchett, Tuttle

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