May v. United States

Case: 12-5109 Document: 23 Page: 1 Filed: 12/12/2012
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MORRIS MAY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee.
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2012-5109
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in case no. 11-CV-774, Judge Susan G. Braden.
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ON MOTION
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PER CURIAM.
ORDER
The court construes Morris May’s "motion for recon-
sideration, an interim award of pro se attorney fees, costs
and litigation expenses, to strike, and for relief to circuit
Judge Timothy D. Dyk” as a request for fees under Fed-
eral Circuit Rule 47.7.
Pro se litigants like May are not eligible to recover at-
torney fees. Naekel v. Dep’t of Transp., F.A.A, 845 F.2d
Case: 12-5109 Document: 23 Page: 2 Filed: 12/12/2012
MORRIS MAY V. US 2
976, 981 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (“We conclude that neither
EAJA [Equal Access to Justice Act] nor the Back Pay Act
authorizes payment to Mr. Naekel for the time spent
acting pro se in his appeal to this court.”); see also
Hexamer v. Foreness, 997 F.2d 93, 94 (5th Cir. 1993)
(denying attorney fees under EAJA to pro se litigant);
Demarest v. Manspeaker, 948 F.2d 655, 655-56 (10th Cir.
1991) (same); Sommer v. Sullivan, 898 F.2d 895, 895-96
(2d Cir. 1990) (per curiam), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 980(1990) (same); Merrell v. Block, 809 F.2d 639, 642 (9th
Cir. 1987) (same). We also note that any request for fees
or expenses is premature. Fed. Cir. R. 47.7 (a)(2).
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The motion is denied.
FOR THE COURT
/s/ Jan Horbaly
Jan Horbaly
Clerk
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