Center for Food Safety v. Burwell

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees And Costs

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

In this action, the Center for Food Safety (“CFS”) seeks from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (collectively, the “Defendants”) an award of attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in litigating its claims under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), see 5 U.S.C. §§ 500 et seq. CFS contends that, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A),…