Legal Opinion
United States v. Eighty-Eight (88) Designated Accounts Containing Monies Traceable to Exchanges for Controlled Substances
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 24, 1992No. 90-1203-CivPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES
NESBITT, District Judge.
This Cause comes before the Court upon the application of Claimants Hernán Montoya Franco and Socorro de Montoya, (“Montoyas”), for attorney’s fees, expenses, and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts leading up to the filing of this action are set forth in United States v. Eighty-Eighty Designated Accounts, 740 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.Fla.1990). In that opinion the Court concluded that the Government’s allegations of probable cause for forfeiture in the amended complaint were…
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