Legislative History: Unification Church et. al. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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TABLE OE CO].]]E}:TS

QUESTIONS PRESENTE'D.

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STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

Nature of
Facts and Proceedings Be).ow

the Case.
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SUMV!{RY OE ARGI.IMENT.

42 V.S.C. 1983

Out Of The EAJA.

Of Section 2472(b)

The Ej.ghth Circui+_'s Decision InPremachancira Is Incorrect Anci
Shou1d Not Be Followed

sEcTroN 2412(d) oF THE EAJA.

Than 5OO Employees

THE DISTRICT COURT CORRECTLY CONCLI.IDED THAT
:pTIoI 24t2(b) wAS Nor TNTENDED ro cnreie aBASIS FOR AI.] AUTOMATIC FEE AWARD AGAII.IST THEUNITED STATES IN NLiMEROUS CONSTITUTiONAL
AI{D STATUTORY ACTIONS''ATTIALOGOUS'' iO_ECirOr,rS
BROUGHT AGAINS? STATE OFFICERS UNDER

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A.

B.

The District Court's ConstructionIs Compelled By The LangruageOf the Statute And By SettieaPrinciples Of Sovereign
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The Church's proffered Reading OfSecti ?n 2412 (b) tfould Ef fectively
Read Sectj.on 24t2(d) And TheSubstantrally Justified Langnrage

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D.

The Legislative History Does NotSupport The Church' s Read.ing

II THE DISTRICT COURT COR.RECTLY CONCLIJDED TiiAT ?}IECHURCH FAJLED TO ESTABLISH TiiAT ]T MET iHS CNITFRIATO BE A ''PARTY'' ELiGIBLE FOR A FEE AWARD I.]]!DER

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A. J9-lualify As A party Under Section

?41?(d)(2)(B) The cliimant rvlust ShowBoth That It lias A Net Worth Of LessThan $5 Mi.llion Anc That It lias Fewer

The Church Faileci To EstabllshIt Has Fewer Than 500 Employees

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B.

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That



The Legislatrve History Does Not Support

Praintiffs (Br. 1g-19) and amicus (Br. G-g), and those cases
which have upheld the reading they sugge"t, 15 rery almost
exclusively on the congressional testimony of Armand Derfner of
the Lawyers committee for civir Rights under Law. See House

Hearlnqs, supra, dt 1oo. Any reliance on Mr. Derfner's
testimony is plainly inappropriate.

First, while Mr. Derfner rna-,, have believed that Section
2412(b) shourd be read 1n a cert,ain rnanner, there is nothing in
the regislative history to show that any regisrator, much ress a

majority of congress, adopted that reading. And the critical
issue here is not what Mr. Derfner intended, but what congress
intended- As a witness appearing before congress, Mr- Derfner,s
views are entitled to no weight. see uni,ted States v. Kung

Chen Fur Corp., 1BB E.2d S77, Sg4 (C.C.p.A. t9S1); cf.
Ardridge v. wilrlams, 44 u.s. (3 How. ) g, 1g (1g4s). Indeed,
even the statements of sponsors of legislation are not
considered dispositive. see chrvsler corp. v. Brown, 441
u.s. 281, 311 (1979). Given that Mr. Derfner's reading wour.d

effectivery read Section 2412(d,) and the substantially Sustif:ec

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See Premachandra v.c:.rJgEZJIerrEari.ng

v. Secretarv of Navv.rge@,

Mltts, 727 F
and rehearing
546 F. Supp.
9th Cir. No.

.2d 7t7, 728-29 (
en banc pending;

!227, t228 (C.D.
82-6020.

8th
Lauri tzen

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Io: the

court shculd

CC}iCLUS i ON

fo:-egotng reasons, the judgment of
be affirmed.

icpettE-E staff

Respectfully submi tted,

RICHARD K. WILLARD

JOS.EPH E. diGENOVA
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