Legal Opinion
Mary Jane Ruderman Hirschey v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Long Lake Energy Corporation, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 1985No. 82-2170PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Mary Jane Ruderman Hirschey, seeks an award of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”)1 as the prevailing party in a case against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”)2 under the Federal Power Act (“FPA”).3 In response to her initial petition for fees and costs, we held that Ms. Hirschey is eligible for an award of fees, but not costs, for “proceedings at the judicial level.” 4 We now determine the amount of fees due.
I. Background
The case underlying this fee petition concerned Hirschey’s claim for an exemption…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Air Transport Association of America, Transamerica Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by153 opinions
- Johnson v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Marie Lucie Jean v. Alan C. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Meyer v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. SomersSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
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