Johnson v. Secretary of/and U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASSIBRY, Senior District Judge:

Plaintiff Lewis E. Johnson moves this court for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs in his favor under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1981) (“the Act”). In order to be eligible to recover his attorneys’ fees under the Act, Johnson must successfully meet three statutory requirements. First, his net worth must not have been in excess of $1,000,000 at the time this civil action was filed. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(C), (2)(B). Second, he must be a prevailing party. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). Finally, the court must…