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TRUST CO. OF COLUMBUS v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-8036.

776 F.2d 270 (1985)

TRUST COMPANY OF COLUMBUS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carleton D. Powell, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Murray S. Horwitz, Michael L. Paup, Chief, Appellate Section, Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven Shapiro, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Cecil M. Cheves, Columbus, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.

DUMBAULD, District Judge:

This is one of the many cases where the Government contests an award of attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act claiming that "the position of the United States was substantially justified." 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A).1 Appellee Trust Company of Columbus (hereinafter called the bank) was awarded $7,792.00 by the District Court's judgment of November 16, 1984. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm...

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