Legal Opinion
Eastern Marine, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 18, 1986No. 105-84CPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARGOLIS, Judge.
Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (West Supp. 1986), the plaintiff, Eastern Marine, Inc. [EMI], seeks attorneys fees and costs incurred in bringing an action against the United States resulting in a judgment for $223,430. EMI alleges that it is a “prevailing party” as defined by the Act and that the position of the defendant United States was not substantially justified. It seeks an award of $100,169.05 in attorneys fees and $16,268.55 in costs.
The defendant asserts that EMI was not a prevailing party; that the government’s position…
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