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- Title: United States V. True
- Author : Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 17, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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The Hyde Amendment authorizes reasonable attorney fees and litigation expenses to a prevailing party in a criminal case if a court finds that the government's position was "vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith." Pub. L. No. 105-109, § 617, 111 Stat. 2519 (1997), reprinted in 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, Historical and Statutory Notes (hereinafter "18 U.S.C. § 3006A, Statutory Notes").*fn1 Defendant David P. True ("True") appeals from the denial of his application for attorney's fees and expenses under the Hyde Amendment, following his acquittal by a jury of price-fixing conspiracy charges in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. True claims he is entitled to fees and expenses under the Hyde Amendment because the Government prosecuted him outside the applicable statute of limitations, lacked sufficient proof of the charges against him to proceed with the prosecution, and engaged in a variety of misconduct during trial. The Government responds that this appeal is barred because True failed to comply with all the requirements under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 et seq. ("EAJA"), which the Hyde Amendment incorporates, asserting that these requirements are jurisdictional. Also at issue is the proper standard of review for decisions on Hyde Amendment applications.