equal-access-to-justice

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-6439 Amir Abdul-Alim, et ux., Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children A.A.A. and I.A.A. v. Clark County School District, et al. Ninth Circuit 2025-01-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights equal-access-to-justice federal-court-procedure mandatory-legal-counsel parental-authority pro-se-litigation Under what circumstances does a federal court exclude parents from receiving court-appointed legal counsel for their children in pro se litigation whe…
19-819 Alfred Procopio, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2019-12-31 Denied administrative-law civil-procedure equal-access-to-justice equal-access-to-justice-act haas-v-peake judicial-review pro-veteran-canon statutory-interpretation substantially-justified veterans-benefits Whether the 'substantially justified' standard under the Equal Access to Justice Act should be interpreted liberally in favor of veterans in benefits …
18A1269 Aldon Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2019-06-05 Presumed Complete attorney-fees buckhannon-doctrine equal-access-to-justice federal-circuit judicial-review tactical-mooting Whether the Equal Access to Justice Act permits attorney's fees when a plaintiff achieves a 'catalyst' legal change without a formal judicial judgment