Legal Opinion
Taylor Group, Inc. v. Johnson
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 28, 1996No. CA 94-D-1254-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DE MENT, District Judge.
Before the court is The Taylor Group, Inc.’s (“plaintiff’) application filed November 14, 1994, for attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Under the EAJA, a “prevailing party in any civil action” may seek payment for fees, expenses and costs incurred by the attorneys in the litigation. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a)(1) & (b). Such an award is mandatory unless the court “finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award…
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