United States Federal Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims erred in concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to consider an application for attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. section 2412(d)(1)(A).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2002
• Published 12/12/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth M. Carpenter,Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kyle Chadwick, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief were Donald E. Zeglin, Deputy Assistant General Counsel;  and Jamie L. Mueller, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.