Legal Opinion
Lyden v. Howerton
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided February 2, 1990No. 83-2682-Civ, 84-0154-Civ to 84-0156-Civ, 84-0237-Civ, 84-0239-Civ, 84-0241-Civ, 84-0244-Civ, 84-0246-Civ, 84-0897-Civ and 84-0898-CivPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINAL ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.
This cause comes before the court upon a motion opening the last chapter in the suit arising from the transportation of aliens into the United States during the Cuban Refugee Freedom Flotilla in 1980. After over six years of litigation before this court, the Eleventh Circuit, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the plaintiff timely moves for attorney’s fees pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, § 2412(b) and/or § 2412(d).
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The plaintiffs in this consolidated action are boat…
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