Mohamed
Mohamed v. Pompeo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NASSR A MOHAMED, et al., No. 1:19-cv-01345-DAD-SKO Plaintiffs, v. ORDER PERMITTING SUPPLEMENTAL
BRIEFING CONCERNING MOTION FOR
WILLIAM BARR, et al., ATTORNEYS’ FEES Defendants. 16 Pending before the court is plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), in the amount of $68,259.49. (Doc. No. 41.) Attorneys’ fees may be obtained only by a “prevailing party” under that statute. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). The relevant portion of the EAJA defines a “party” as (i) an individual whose net worth did not exceed $2,000,000 at the time the civil action was filed, or (ii) any owner of an unincorporated business, or any partnership, corporation, association, unit of local government, or organization, the net worth of which did not exceed $7,000,000 at the time the civil action was filed, and which had not more than 500…