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$300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit
Loaded on June 1, 2015
by David Reutter
$300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit
by David Reutter
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a claim under the Equal Access to Justice Act for “Attorney’s fees, expert fees and costs” to challenge the BOP’s “Violation of its own rules and regulations.”
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