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· 4/28/2004

Samuel S. Stive v. United States

Citations

  • 366 F.3d 520
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 8346
  • 2004 WL 899633

How courts have described this case

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  • “an award of attorneys’ fees based on misconduct (however it is defined, exactly), [] is the only basis on which fees can be awarded against the government in tort claims suits”

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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Evans

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