Legal Opinion
Cascadia Wildlands v. Bureau of Land Management
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 12, 2013No. Case No. 6:12-cv-00095-AAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AIKEN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and the Benton Forest Coalition move for attorney fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, after prevailing on one of their claims against defendant the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). The BLM opposes plaintiffs’ motion on the basis that its position was *1089substantially justified; alternatively, the BLM asserts that plaintiffs’ request for fees is unreasonable and not supported by the relief obtained. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ motion is granted in…
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