Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 13, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-0319-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
This case, in its current posture, presents a question regarding the entitlement of the plaintiffs, a class of “very low-income” present and future applicants for federally funded low-income housing in Rhode Island, to recover counsel fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), a central provision of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). At the times material hereto, 1 the statute intoned in pertinent part that:
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, ,a court shall award to a prevailing party other than the United States fees and other…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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