Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, N.D. California
Decided October 19, 2007No. C 06-5288 MHPPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
Re: Plaintiffs Motion For Costs and Attorneys’ Fees
MARILYN HALL PATEL, District Judge.
On August 29, 2006 plaintiff Sierra Club filed this action against defendant United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) pursuant to the citizen suit provision of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), 42 U.S.C. § 7604(a). On May 10, 2007 the court entered a consent decree that resolved the claims in favor of plaintiff. Docket Entry 18. Now before the court is Sierra Club’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. The court has considered the parties’ arguments fully, and for the reasons set…
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