Legal Opinion
United States v. 88.88 Acres of Land, More or Less State of California Edward Ordway, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1990No. 89-15141PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a jury award of $1,404,190 in a condemnation proceeding and a portion of a fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Supp.1989) (EAJA). We find no merit in the government’s challenges to the discretionary rulings on evidence of the district court and so affirm the money judgment for the condemnation. We publish this opinion only to address aspects of the EAJA award.
The statute makes an individual ineligible for attorney fees if his net worth exceeds $2 million at the time the civil action was filed. 28 U.S.C. §…
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