# Smith v. Principi

> United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · August 23, 2002 · 16 Vet. App. 261

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9502270

## Case

- **Full name:** Shannon D. SMITH, Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee
- **Court:** United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- **Decided:** August 23, 2002
- **Citations:** 16 Vet. App. 261; 2002 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 624; 2002 WL 1941475
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Kramer, Farley, Holdaway, Ivers, Steinberg, Greene
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM.
In a panel opinion dated April 16, 2002, the Court denied the appellant’s application for fees and expenses pursuant to Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d), finding that the position of the Secretary was substantially justified. Smith v. Principi, 16 Vet.App. 71 (2002). On May 7, 2002, the appellant filed a motion for reconsideration and an alternative motion for a full Court decision.
On consideration of the foregoing and the record on appeal, it is
ORDERED by the panel that the appellant’s motion for reconsideration is denied. It is further
ORDERED by the en banc Court that the appellant’s motion for a full Court decision is denied.

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