Legal Opinion
Bruch v. U.S. Coast Guard
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-4479PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this appeal under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 5 U.S.C. § 504(a), for the sole purpose of recovering costs and fees that they incurred in successfully defending themselves in prior administrative proceedings.
Plaintiffs work in the maritime business as “docking masters.” In June of 1988, they were cited by the Coast Guard for allegedly docking boats without the requisite license. 1 Plaintiffs vindicated themselves of the alleged misconduct by prevailing against the government in a subsequent administrative hearing, 2 but…
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- Hahn, Michael S. And Bradley, B. Shay and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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