Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 6, 1989, 87-5658 (Severino Abela v. Ernest Gustafson)

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the right of petitioners for naturalization to receive attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, when the government actively opposes the petition. We hold that the EAJA applies to contested petitioners for naturalization.