Legal Opinion
Willis v. Sullivan
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided February 6, 1990No. 3:88-0372PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, Senior District Judge.
Counsel for the plaintiffs in this class action challenging actions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services have applied to this court for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2412. In pertinent part, that statute provides that
a court shall award to a prevailing party ... fees and other expenses ... incurred by that party in any ... proceedings for judicial review of agency action, brought by or against the United States in any court having jurisdiction of that action, unless the court finds that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Mary Jane Ruderman Hirschey v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Long Lake Energy Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Joseph Trichilo v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Sigmon Fuel Company v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thompson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1991
- We Who Care, Inc. v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1991