MUHUR v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-3597.

382 F.3d 653 (2004)

Yordanos MUHUR, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riddhi Jani (submitted a brief), Blackwell Igbanugo, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis (submitted a brief), Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, John C. Cunningham (submitted a brief), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Yordanos Muhur, who succeeded in obtaining from us a reversal of her removal order and the remand of her case for asylum to the immigration service, 355 F.3d 958 (7th Cir.2004), now seeks an award of attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). The Act provides that a court shall award the "prevailing party" his attorneys' fees and other expenses "unless the...

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