Legal Opinion

Florida Suncoast Villas, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 21, 1985No. 85-3310PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

I. BACKGROUND

Florida Suncoast Villas (“Suncoast”) filed a complaint against the United States alleging that it had a superior lien on the corporate accounts receivable levied on by the Internal Revenue Service. The district court ruled in favor of Suncoast and entered judgment. Suncoast then filed an application for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) which authorizes fee awards against the government to a prevailing party. 1 In support of its application, Suncoast submitted three documents. The first document was a local…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Watford v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Billy H. Ashburn and Faye F. Ashburn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Marie Lucie Jean v. Alan C. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Certain Real Estate Property Located at 4880 S.E. Dixie Highway, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Henry Casella, Cross-Appellant v. Arnold F. Morris, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Farley v. Nationwide Mutual Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Farley v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999

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