About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-139703 1 (1980-05-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadihe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 ~ ~.THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL, DECISIOI0N. OF THE ULIlTED STATES WASH INGTN, D. C 20548 Fj:B-139703 OATE: May 28, 1980 A ER O .imbursement of Attorney Fees Assessed Against[Individual Employeesj DIGEST: Federal Bureau of Lnvestigatin FBI) Ants and paid FBI informant may be reimbursed from FBI salaries and expenses appropriation for payment of attorneys fees assessed against them in their individual capacities in a civil action, providing it is administratively determined that the employees' obligation was incurred in the accomplishment of the official business for which the appropriation was made. The Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, has requested our opinion on whether Government funds may be used to pay attorney fees assessed against three Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and an FBI informant (Federal defendants) in their individual capacities in a suit for damages. We hold that Government funds may be used to reim- burse the employees for attorneys fees assessed against them, subject to the qualifications discussed below. The agents and the informant are defendants in the case of Hampton v. Hanrahan (Civil Action No. 70-C-13.84, N.D. Ill.), an action for money damages brought against them and against. State law enforcement officers arising from a raid on an apart- ment occupied by members of the Black Panther Party. The De- partment of Justice (DOJ) has been providing legal representa- tion to the Federal defendants based on its determination that the suit arose out of actions within the scope of their employ- ment. The raid occurred on the morning of December 4, 1969, when police officers of the Special Prosecution Unit of the State's Attorney's Office, Cook County, Illinois, entered a Chicago apartment occupied by Party members. The officers were acting pursuant to a warrant issued by the Cook County Circuit Court, authorizing them to search for and seize illegal weapons. 67 0 51I q C. ~V7

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most