Friends of the Everglades v. South Florida Water Management District
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (the Tribe) appeals the district court’s de nial of its motion for attorneys’ fees. The district court found that the Tribe was not a “prevailing party” because, although the district court had ruled in its favor, the decision was overturned on appeal. After a thorough review, we affirm.
The complex history of this case is set out in Friends of Everglades v. South Florida Water Management District, 570 F.3d 1210, 1213-15 (11th Cir.2009). In short, the Friends of the Everglades and Fishermen Against the Destruction of the Environment filed suit against the…
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