GARCIA v. BARR

No. 19-2682.

971 F.3d 794 (2020)

Edgar Gallegos GARCIA, Petitioner-Appellant v. William P. BARR, United States Attorney General; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Acting Director, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services; United States Citizenship and Immigration Service; Kevin McAleenan, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Leslie Tritten, District Director, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brittany Sue Bakken , David L. Wilson , WILSON LAW GROUP, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ana H. Voss , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before KELLY, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Following a one-day bench trial, the district court granted Edgar Gallegos Garcia's application for naturalization. Garcia then moved for attorney's fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (2019). The district court denied his motion, and Garcia appeals. We affirm the district court's order with the...

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