Legal Opinion
Summers v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 5, 2007No. Civil Action 98-1837 RWR/DARPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DEBORAH ANN ROBINSON, United States Magistrate Judge.
Pending for determination by the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge is Plaintiffs Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B) (Docket No. 118). 1 Plaintiff argues that he is eligible for attorney’s fees because he “substantially prevailed!,]” and is entitled to an award because he satisfies the four criteria by which entitlement to an award is assessed. Plaintiff also argues the amount is reasonable.
Defendant, the United States Department of Justice, in its…
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