Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 19, 2019
9th Circuit vacates attorney fees in asylum case against government
Citing a 2017 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated $993,758 in attorney fees in a lawsuit against the federal government over an officer who demanded bribes and sexual favors from two women from China who were seeking asylum.
Citing a 2017 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated $993,758 in attorney fees Thursday in a lawsuit against the federal government over an officer who demanded bribes and sexual favors from Chinese women seeking asylum.
The case began after the two women from China claimed in 2000 they were sexually assaulted and asked for bribes by Thomas Powell, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service o...
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