Thompson v. DHRS

533 So.2d 840 (1988)

Ira W. THOMPSON, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

No. 88-482.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 19, 1988.

Harry L. Witte of Patterson and Traynham, Tallahassee, for appellant.

John R. Perry, Asst. Dist. Legal Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellee.

ZEHMER, Judge.

Ira W. Thompson appeals a final order of the Division of Administrative Hearings denying his petition for attorney's fees filed pursuant to § 57.111, Florida Statutes (1987), the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act. We reject Thompson's contention that a state…