United States Federal Circuit

The Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of plaintiff's motion for attorney fees is affirmed where the Board properly determined that an award of attorney fees to plaintiff is not in the interest of justice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2005
• Published 02/17/2005

Judges

• Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Kator, Kator, Parks & Weiser, P.L.L.C., of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kelly B. Blank, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Shawn S. McGruder, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, of Baltimore, Maryland.