Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(B) 31 U.S.C. § 3716 31 U.S.C. § 3716(c)(3)(A) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Code of Federal Regulations 31 C.F.R. § 285.5(e)(1) Supreme Court 412 U.S. 427, 428 475 U.S. 717, 730-732 491 U.S. 754, 758 495 U.S. 82, 88 519 U.S. 337, 340 534 U.S. 438, 450 Circuit Courts 706 F.2d 93, 97-98 844 F.2d 1506, 1510-1511 910 F.2d 509, 513-514 967 F.2d 1578 995 F.2d 125, 128-129 117 F.3d 297, 304 470 F.3d 1261, 1265 495 F.3d 999, 1009 510 F.3d 1246 526 F.3d 732