Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Watt
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 22, 1982No. CV 81-2729PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge. *
On March 29, 1982, the court entered an order dismissing this case without prejudice based upon a stipulation of settlement filed by the parties on March 26, 1982. By motion submitted on April 29, 1982, plaintiffs now seek to recover $24,398.27 in attorneys’ fees and expenses, in addition to their costs, under § 204(a) of the Equal Access to Justice Act, Pub.L. No. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2325, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (West Supp. 1981). For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
In late July, 1981, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service…
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