Legal Opinion
Lucarelli v. United States
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 30, 1996No. Civil 94-2124 (PG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, who prevailed in, their Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) action, move the Court to award prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, and court costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (1994).
1. Prejudgment Interest
This request must be denied, as the FTCA expressly prohibits the award of prejudgment interest. 28 U.S.C. § 2674 (1994); Library of Congress v. Shaw, 478 U.S. 310, 318 n. 6, 106 S.Ct. 2957, 2963 n. 6, 92 L.Ed.2d 250 (1986); FDIC v. James T. Barnes of Puerto Rico, Inc., 834 F.Supp. 543, 548…
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