Legal Opinion
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 11, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2010-1818PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (“PETA”) has filed an application for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E). Plaintiff-seeks an award of $219,967.07 in attorneys’ fees and $7,273.21 in costs, for a total of $227,240.28. Defendant National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) maintains that plaintiff is neither eligible for nor entitled to a fee award under FOIA,.and -that the amount plaintiff seeks is unreasonable.
The 'Court finds that…
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