Legal Opinion
Western Watersheds Project v. Interior Board of Land Appeals
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 2010No. 09-35708PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAWKINS, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, which involves the interplay between the issuance or renewal of Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) grazing permits and the fee-shifting provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), Western Watersheds Project (“Western Watersheds”) appeals the summary judgment determination that EAJA fees were not available to Western Watersheds because its environmental claims were brought in a grazing permit renewal proceeding. We agree with the district court’s reasoning and affirm.
I. Background
A. Statutory and Regulatory Framework
1. The Taylor…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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