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Valdez Lopez v. Chertoff et al

MOTION for Attorney Fees

20 Cited authorities

  1. Pierce v. Underwood

    487 U.S. 552 (1988)   Cited 9,129 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that when Congress reenacts a statute without changing its language, and when there is no indication that “Congress thought it was doing anything ... except reenacting and making permanent” the earlier legislation, a court should not give weight to legislative history pertaining to the reenactment

  2. Buckhannon Board Care Home v. West Va. D.H.H.R

    532 U.S. 598 (2001)   Cited 3,819 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a party becomes a prevailing party once there is a "judicially sanctioned change in the legal relationship of the parties"

  3. Fischer v. SJB-P.D. Inc.

    214 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 987 times
    Holding that a district court may reduce hours to offset "poorly documented" billing

  4. Sorenson v. Mink

    239 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 770 times
    Holding that a court can use its discretion to evaluate the reasonableness of the number of hours claimed by a prevailing party

  5. Thangaraja v. Gonzales

    428 F.3d 870 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 532 times
    Holding that the government's position was not substantially justified where the "IJ's decision, defended by the Attorney General, ran squarely counter to our precedent"

  6. Bridges v. Wixon

    326 U.S. 135 (1945)   Cited 461 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding only that a court may not admit hearsay for substantive, as opposed to impeachment, purposes

  7. Perez-Arellano v. Smith

    279 F.3d 791 (9th Cir. 2002)   Cited 246 times
    Holding that the Buckhannon rule regarding prevailing party status governs EAJA fee applications

  8. Kali v. Bowen

    854 F.2d 329 (9th Cir. 1988)   Cited 346 times
    Affirming district court's finding of substantial justification even though the government "lost the case on the merits"

  9. Carbonell v. I.N.S.

    429 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 202 times
    Holding that a district court order stating only "[i]t is so ordered" conferred judicial imprimatur and enforceability on an adjacent stipulation

  10. Gonzales v. Free Speech Coalition

    408 F.3d 613 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 172 times
    Holding that a position is substantially justified if there is a dispute over which reasonable minds could differ

  11. Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 54   Cited 41,463 times   143 Legal Analyses
    Holding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"

  12. Section 2412 - Costs and fees

    28 U.S.C. § 2412   Cited 28,991 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Limiting the eligibility of individuals and entities to claim attorney's fees under EAJA to those who "net worth" is under specified amounts

  13. Section 1226 - Apprehension and detention of aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1226   Cited 3,173 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Ruling that no court may set aside an immigration judge's "discretionary judgment any action or decision . . . regarding the detention or release of any alien or the grant, revocation, or denial of bond or parole"

  14. Section 1229 - Initiation of removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229   Cited 1,350 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing service by mail

  15. Section 1018 - Entry or withdrawal of plea

    Cal. Pen. Code § 1018   Cited 1,169 times
    Allowing withdrawal of guilty plea in certain circumstances