Legal Opinion
Muffoletto v. Sessions
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 27, 1991No. CV-88-3173 (ADS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
A requester who “substantially prevails” in litigation brought to obtain information from a federal agency under the Freedom of Information Act becomes “eligible” for an award of attorney’s fees under the statute. Before fees may be awarded, however, the requester bears the additional burden of demonstrating that he or she is “entitled” to the award, on the ground that such disclosure has or will result in a “benefit to the public”. In this regard, the plaintiff moves pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E), for an…
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