Legal Opinion
Vascera v. Heckler
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 16, 1986No. C.A. 82-0465-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
This case presents a question regarding the current entitlement of the plaintiff, Richard Vascera, to recover counsel fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), a central provision of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). At the times material hereto, 1 the statute intoned in pertinent part that:
Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a court shall award to a prevailing party other than the United States fees and other expenses, ... incurred by that party in any civil action (other than cases sounding in tort) brought by or against the…
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