Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Perry
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 27, 1998No. 96-3314UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to determine whether the district court abused its discretion in denying attorney’s fees and costs to a “prevailing party” under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Terence D. Morgan, a former Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps,filed a civil action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants for alleged violations of his constitutional rights.
After a non-jury trial, the district court found that all but one of his claims were without merit, and awarded Morgan declaratory and…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Morgan v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998