United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of a Hyde Amendment request for attorneys' fees and costs is affirmed, where appellants failed to show that the government pursued a frivolous case alleging receipt of unlawful farm program payments, or that its approach rose to the level of bad faith.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/05/2002
• Decided 01/10/2003
• Published 01/10/2003

Judges

• Before TROTT, T.G. NELSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth R. Olson, Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Manchester Farming Partnership., Floyd D. Corder, Corder & Allen, Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Lone Pine Land, Inc., Daniel Donovan, Thompson, Potts & Donovan, P.C., Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Priest Butte Farm, Inc., William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee., Carl E. Rostad, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee., Leif M. Johnson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee., John A. Drennan, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee.