U.S. v. MANCHESTER FARMING PARTNERSHIP

Nos. 01-30414, 01-30415, 01-30416.

315 F.3d 1176 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MANCHESTER FARMING PARTNERSHIP, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lone Pine Land, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Priest Butte Farm, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Olson, Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Manchester Farming Partnership.

Floyd D. Corder, Corder & Allen, Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Lone Pine Land, Inc.

Daniel Donovan, Thompson, Potts & Donovan, P.C., Great Falls, Montana, for defendant-appellant Priest Butte Farm, Inc.

William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee.

Carl E. Rostad, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee.

Leif M. Johnson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Montana, for plaintiff-appellee.

John A. Drennan, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TROTT, T.G. NELSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

Manchester Farming Partnership ("Manchester"), Lone Pine Land, Inc. ("Lone Pine"), and Priest Butte Farm, Inc. ("Priest Butte"), (together, "Appellants") appeal the district court's denial of attorney fees and costs pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (the "Hyde Amendment"). Appellants argue that the Government's conduct before and during the trial was vexatious, frivolous, and in bad faith; thus the district court erred...

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