Legal Opinion
Kiareldeen v. Reno
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 11, 2000No. CIV 99-3925PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLS, District Judge.
Respondents oppose petitioner’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Petitioner Hany Kiareldeen seeks an award of $110,743.06. The petitioner’s request for costs and attorneys’ fees is granted.
BACKGROUND
On October 20, 1999, after petitioner, a resident alien, had been held in custody for 19 months by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), this court issued a writ of habeas corpus directing the agency to immediately release the petitioner. Kiareldeen v. Reno, 71 F.Supp.2d 402 (D.N.J. October 20,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hany Mahmoud Kiareldeen v. John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Kiareldeen v. Atty Gen USACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001