Legal Opinion

Chicago Tribune Co. v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 20, 1998No. 95 CV 3917PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MANNING, District Judge.

In this Freedom of Information Act case, plaintiff Chicago Tribune Company seeks: (1) enforcement of the court’s March 31, 1997 judgment in its favor, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 70; and (2) attorneys’ fees pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E). For the following reasons, the Tribune’s motion to enforce is granted and its application for attorneys’ fees is granted in part and denied in part. Specifically, the Tribune is awarded $97,210.21 in attorneys’ fees and costs for work performed as of the date of the fee petition. If the Tribune wishes to supplement its petition…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. George E. Blue, Cross-Appellant v. Bureau of Prisons, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Earl F. Debold v. William R. Stimson, Director of Support, U.S. Post Office, Gary, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Shirley EDDLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SWITCHCRAFT, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Solone v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Burlington Free Press v. University of VermontSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001

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