context: See PL AF Ex. B (entries for 7/22/05, 11/18/05, and 2/20/06). Therefore, although the original FOIA request was not made "in connection with the court proceeding," it is reasonable to conclude that the FOIA-related work after the date of the refund claim was "solely" related to the case filed in this court.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 827 F.2d 735, 744
citation_a.parenthetical: "Expenses of an attorney that are not incurred or expended solely or exclusively in connection with the case before the court ... cannot be awarded under the EAJA."
citation_a.sentence: See Oliveira v. United States, 827 F.2d 735, 744 (Fed.Cir.1987) (“Expenses of an attorney that are not incurred or expended solely or exclusively in connection with the case before the court ... cannot be awarded under the EAJA.”); see also Larsen, 39 Fed.Cl. 162, 167 n. 9 (“Although the EAJA and [Section] 7430 differ slightly, the court has held that case law on the EAJA may be instructive in interpreting [Section] 7430, which was promulgated to remedy a gap in the EAJA’s coverage of tax suits.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "Although the EAJA and [Section] 7430 differ slightly, the court has held that case law on the EAJA may be instructive in interpreting [Section] 7430, which was promulgated to remedy a gap in the EAJA's coverage of tax suits."
citation_b.sentence: See Oliveira v. United States, 827 F.2d 735, 744 (Fed.Cir.1987) (“Expenses of an attorney that are not incurred or expended solely or exclusively in connection with the case before the court ... cannot be awarded under the EAJA.”); see also Larsen, 39 Fed.Cl. 162, 167 n. 9 (“Although the EAJA and [Section] 7430 differ slightly, the court has held that case law on the EAJA may be instructive in interpreting [Section] 7430, which was promulgated to remedy a gap in the EAJA’s coverage of tax suits.”).