Case Name: Martik SARGSYAN and Kristine Sargsyan, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-09
Citations: 714 F.3d 1353
Docket Number: No. 08-72040
Parties: Martik SARGSYAN and Kristine Sargsyan, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: JEROME FARRIS, JOHN T. NOONAN, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 714
Pages: 1353–1353

Head Matter:
Martik SARGSYAN and Kristine Sargsyan, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-72040.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 9, 2013.
Gittel Gordon, Law Offices of Gittel Gordon, La Jolla, CA, Artem M. Sarian, Esquire, Sarian Law Group, APLC, Glendale, CA, for Petitioners.
OIL, Imran Raza Zaidi, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: JEROME FARRIS, JOHN T. NOONAN, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
The motion for attorney's fee is DENIED. The government's position was substantially justified.
NOONAN, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I concur because the statute is clear. I regret the result. An able and experienced lawyer who devoted substantial time to aid persons threatened with deportation is denied remuneration for her services. At the very least, we should be able to postpone a decision on the fees until the conclusion of the case. The EAJA does not work well when it compels a court to cut off compensation of careful and effective advocacy.