Lisa Romain v. Marketa Walters

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

The district court determined that Plaintiffs in this matter were not prevailing parties and denied recovery of attorneys’ fees. As discussed below, we REVERSE and REMAND.

I. Background

Plaintiffs Lisa Romain, Stacey Gibson, Joanika Davis, Schevelli Robertson, Jericho Macklin, Dameion Williams, and Brian Trinchard are residents of Louisiana who qualify for benefits under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (“SNAP”). 1 Plaintiffs relied on a state-wide waiver to meet the “work requirement,” which is one of many requirements an individual must meet in order to…