What does EAJA stand for?

Emerald Shores then moved for attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, which permits the award of fees and costs to a prevailing party (other than the United States), unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.

It includes reports on presidential proclamations and directives affecting all federal agencies, articles on decisions from agencies that apply general principles of administrative law, and decisions from all levels of the federal court system that apply and interpret the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Equal Access to Justice Act.

In evaluating alleged special factors, courts have traditionally looked to similar provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) (28 USC Section 2412(d)).

A sampling of these legal triumphs include: the Prompt Pay Act of 1982, the Small Business Innovation and Research Pro ram Reauthorization Act, the Equal Access to Justice Act and the Minority Business Opportunity Reform Act.

Department of Justice (DOJ), dated November 2, 2009, members of the Congressional Western Caucus expressed great concern to Attorney General Holder regarding the ongoing and apparent abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) by certain organizations including environmental and special interest groups.

In 2006, Shaffer obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture an unprecedented payment of full attorney's fees claimed under the Equal Access to Justice Act after vindicating an elephant handler over the course of protracted, hotly contested administrative proceedings.

Chapters Include: Chapter 1 The Equal Access to Justice Act Chapter 2 The Criminal Justice Act Chapter 3 The Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Government in the Sunshine Act Chapter 4 Employment Discrimination Chapter 5 The Civil Service Reform Act Chapter 6 Awards of Attorneys Fees in Tax Cases Chapter 7 Environmental Cases Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Statutes Appendices Table of Cases Index For more information visit http://www.