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· 11/24/1992

Carl E. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 980 F.2d 280
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 31053
  • 1992 WL 340888

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  • holding that the Government’s position must be substantially justified in both fact and law; favorable facts will not rescue the Government from a substantially unjustified position on the law, and accurate recital of law cannot excuse a substantially unjustified position on the facts

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Judges: Hall, Wilkins, Sprouse

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