Opinion ID: 2640191
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Heading: We decline to award attorney fees to either party.

Text: SARMC and the Board seek attorney fees under I.C. § 12-117. Idaho Code § 12-117 provides that in administrative or civil judicial proceedings against a state agency, a county, or a city the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party if the opposing party acted without a reasonable basis in fact or law. I.C. § 12-117; Kootenai Med. Ctr. v. Bonner Co. Commrs., 141 Idaho 7, 10, 105 P.3d 667, 670 (2004). Here, we reverse the decision of the Board, so it is not the prevailing party and is not entitled to attorney fees. SARMC is the prevailing party, but we decline to award it attorney fees as the issue presented was one of first impression.