National Truck Equipment Ass'n v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

Petitioner, an organization that prevailed in judicial review of federal administrative rulemaking, seeks attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act [hereinafter “EAJA”]. We must resolve whether fees and costs may be appropriately awarded to an organization with numerous corporate members whose assets and employees, if aggregated, would exceed the EAJA’s purpose and limitations. This issue has been extensively briefed, and a Special Master of this Court has conducted thorough hearings on the issue. For the foregoing reasons, the petitioner’s motion for…