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National Law Center On Homelessness & Poverty v. United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 18, 2013No. Civil Action No. 88-2503 (RCL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Judge
Before the Court is plaintiff National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty’s (NLCHP) Motion [651] for Attorney Fees and the response and reply thereto. For the reasons below, the Court awards NLCHP with $450,329.52, or % (87.5%) of the fees it seeks.
I. BACKGROUND
Title V of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (“McKinney Act”) requires federal agencies to make their unneeded property available for use by the homeless. 42 U.S.C. § 11411. In 1988, NLCHP sued various federal agencies for violating the Act. Judge Gasch…
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