United States DC Circuit

In a case involving Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act refunds to consumers of crude oil, a claim seeking an award of attorneys' fees under the common fund doctrine for helping third parties recover money from a government-created escrow account held in the U.S. Treasury, is barred because the government has not waived its sovereign immunity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/17/2002
• Decided 11/19/2002
• Published 11/19/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip P. Kalodner, appellant appearing pro se, argued the cause and filed the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward Himmelfarb, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief was William Kanter, Deputy Director.