Al-Sadeai
Al-Sadeai v. U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADBULKAREEM TAHER AHMED AL- Case No. 3:21-cv-00296-GPC-MDD
SADEAI,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
Plaintiff, ATTORNEYS’ FEES v. 14 [ECF No. 14]
US. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
15 ENFORCEMENT et al., 16 Defendants.
18 Before the Court is Abdulkareem Taher Ahmed Al-Sedeai’s1 (“Plaintiff” or “Al- 19 Sedeai”) Motion for Attorney’s Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412. ECF No. 14 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). Respondent 21 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE” or “the Government”) filed an opposition, 22 and Plaintiff filed a reply. ECF Nos. 17 (“Opposition” or “Opp.”), 18 (“Reply”). The 23 24 25 1 The Government notes that Plaintiff’s name is spelled “Al-Sedeai” on official documents he has filed and provided. ECF No. 3 at 1 n.2. In this opinion, on occasions to employ Plaintiff’s name, the Court will use this official spelling. 27 Court stayed the motion pending the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of an opinion in a case, Vargas v. Wolf, No.21-15439, and…