KALODNER v. ABRAHAM

No. 01-5339.

310 F.3d 767 (2002)

Philip P. KALODNER, Appellant, v. Spencer ABRAHAM, Secretary of Energy, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip P. Kalodner, appellant appearing pro se, argued the cause and filed the briefs.

Edward Himmelfarb, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was William Kanter, Deputy Director.

Before: EDWARDS, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In this case involving Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act refunds to consumers of crude oil, appellant, an attorney, seeks an award of fees under the common fund doctrine for helping third parties recover money from a government-created escrow account held in the United States Treasury. Because the government has not waived its sovereign immunity, we affirm the district court's denial...

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