Legal Opinion
William J. Kerin, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. United States Postal Service, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:
Defendant United States Postal Service (“USPS”) appeals from a supplemental judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Thomas P. Smith, Magistrate Judge), awarding plaintiff William J. Kerin (“Ke-rin”) attorneys’ fees and costs in the amounts of $172,662.50 and $5,587.87, respectively. The USPS contends on appeal that the district court abused its discretion by misapplying the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (“EAJA”), in awarding attorneys’ fees. Because the district court did not adequately specify its basis for the…
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