Legal Opinion
Heeren v. City of Jamestown
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1994No. 93-5723PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Philip S. Heeren appeals the District Court’s denial of his application for attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiff seeks attorney fees from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) after settlement of a lawsuit alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) by HUD and the City of Jamestown, Kentucky. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the District Court erred as a matter of law by holding that EAJA required him to prevail against HUD in order to be…
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