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LEWIS v. U.S.

No. 97-15987.

144 F.3d 1220 (1998)

Frank R. LEWIS; Janis K. Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Ross Kochenderfer, Jr., Auburn, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kenneth L. Greene, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before: WHITE, Associate Justice, and NOONAN and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Frank R. and Janis K. Lewis, taxpayers, (the Lewises) appeal from the judgment of the district court in their suit against the United States. The Lewises have incurred over $15,000 of legal fees in their successful effort to recover the sum of $1,794.92 that the government finally conceded was due them. The sole issue on this appeal is whether the government was "substantially justified" in its position of refusing to make this payment up to...

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