▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁court ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁compens ate ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁legal ▁fe es ▁he ▁had ▁in cur red . ▁At ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁Lawrence ▁cont ended ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁re imb urs ed ▁because ▁the ▁government ' s ▁conduct ▁against ▁him ▁had ▁been ▁" vex ati ous , ▁f riv ol ous , ▁or ▁in ▁bad ▁faith ." ▁He ▁raised ▁his ▁P RA / OM B ▁control ▁number ▁argument — an ▁argument ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁raised ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁court ▁level . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Circ uit ▁rejected ▁the ▁O MB ▁argument . ▁The ▁Court ▁also ▁rejected ▁his ▁request ▁for ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁the ▁legal ▁fe es ▁he ▁in cur red . ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁an ▁ex cer pt ▁from ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁decision : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Lawrence , ▁the ▁P aper work ▁Red u ction ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( P RA ) ▁required ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁to ▁display ▁valid ▁Office ▁of ▁Management ▁and ▁Bud get ▁( OM B ) ▁numbers ▁on ▁its ▁Form ▁ 1 0 4 0 … . ▁Lawrence ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁P RA ▁by ▁its ▁terms ▁prohib its ▁the ▁government ▁from ▁impos ing ▁a ▁criminal ▁penalty ▁upon ▁a ▁citiz en ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁form ▁where ▁the ▁information ▁request ▁at ▁issue