The following excerpt is from Chanthavong v. Astrue, 1:09-cv-1561 SKO (E.D. Cal. 2011):
To be "substantially justified," the position taken must have a reasonable basis in law and fact. Pierce v. Underwood, 487 U.S. 552, 556-66 (1988); United States v. Marolf, 277 F.3d 1156,
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