Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 8, 2014No. Case No. 11-cv-00846-MEJPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ PETITION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
Re: Dkt. No. 77
MARIA-ELENA JAMES, United States Magistrate Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint on February 23, 2011, against Defendant United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), seeking the disclosure of certain government documents under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq. Compl. ¶ 1, Dkt. No. 1. After the parties completed briefing cross-motions for summary judgment in May of 2012, they…
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