Legal Opinion
Nunes-Correia v. Haig
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 13, 1982No. CA 74-280PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRYANT, District Judge.
This case is now before the court on plaintiff Regina M. Nunes-Correia’s request for attorneys’ fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act of 1980 (the “Act”), Pub.L.No.96-481, 94 Stat. 2327 (1980), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1976 & Supp. IV). For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that the position of the government in this case was not substantially justified, and grants Mrs. Nunes-Correia’s request for fees and expenses. 1
HISTORY OF THE LITIGATION
Mrs. Nunes-Correia brought this action in 1974. She claimed she was illegally forced to…
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