Alvarez v. McNary

29 F.3d 630 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rene ALVAREZ; Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gene MCNARY, Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; William P. Barr, Acting Attorney; Immigration & Naturalization Service; Executive Office of Immigration Review, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35452. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submission Deferred Dec. 16, 1993. Submitted Dec. 30, 1993. Decided July 11, 1994. Before: BROWNING, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiffs-appellants Rene Alvarez and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project appeal the district court's denial of their request for attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2412 . Plaintiffs alleged that the INS's detention policies impermissibly interfered with Alvarez's right to counsel of his choice and his right to call witnesses for his deportation hearing. The parties…