What is the government's burden to prove that its position was substantially justified?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sanchez v. Berryhill, Case No. 1:15-cv-00510-EPG (E.D. Cal. 2017):
"It is the government's burden to show that its position was substantially justified." Meier, 727 F. 3d at 870, citing Guitierrez v. Barnhardt, 274 F. 3d 1255, 1258 (9th Cir. 2001). "Substantial justification means 'justified in substance or in the mainthat is, justified to a
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