United States Federal Circuit

The United States Court of Veterans Appeals did not have jurisdiction over an application for costs and fees, submitted under the Equal Access to Justice Act, because that court did not have the power to hear and decide the underlying civil action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2000
• Published 11/16/2000

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, LOURIE, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert V. Chisholm,Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Alan Miller, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director.