Legal Opinion
Freedom v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 10, 2001No. 00-237CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MILLER, Judge.
This case is before the court on plaintiffs application for attorneys’ fees incurred in pursuing a separate award for attorneys’ fees. A government contractor obtained an award of attorneys’ fees, which the Government refused to pay under a right of setoff. The contractor now argues that it is a “prevailing party” within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West Supp.2000) (the “EAJA”), because it only obtained payment of the award after suit was filed to enforce payment of fees awarded over two years earlier. The issue devolves to whether the…
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