EAJA Awards

Agency Agency subcomponent Name Award date Award amount Awardees Claims description Finding basis Actions
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Andrea DeJesus Null
$ 2,313
Andrea DeJesus NAD NAD Decision - Title 5 U.S.C. Section 504; 7 CFR Section 1.180 et seq Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Lenz Farms GP Null
$ 17,599
Lenz Farms GP NAD NAD Decision - Title 5 U.S.C. Section 504; 7 CFR Section 1.180 et seq Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) Roger Birge EAJA Case No. 2018E000307/ National Appeals Division Null
$ 29,237
Roger Birge Crop Insurance Court order Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) Adkins v. Vilsack Null
$ 80,000
Adkins Plaintiffs et. Al. (class action) Crop Insurance / 2014 Farm Bill Settlement Show
U.S. Department of Education Null Council of Parent, Attorney, and Advocates, Inc. v. ED et al Null
$ 115,000
Plaintiff's Counsel EAJA claim for attorneys' fees and costs related to litigation challenging a Department final rule delaying implementation of IDEA significant disproportionality regulations. Plaintiff, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, claimed 1470 hours and $20,000 in costs. Settlement (preliminary agreement subject to final approval) Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ding v. Barr Null
$ 14,500
REDACTED Petition for review challenging IJ denial and BIA dismissal of asylum, withholding, and CAT application based on an adverse credibility finding. The Court remanded to the BIA, holding that “[s]ubstantial evidence does not support the agency’s adverse credibility determination and will not uphold an adverse credibility finding where it is based on “speculation and conjecture. EAJA claim was settled. Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Ecological Rights Foundation v. FEMA Null
$ 717,400
REDACTED The case is a 2017 lawsuit challenging the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) compliance with Section 7 of the ESA and seeking to set aside the 2016 Biological Evaluation (BE) of the implementation of the NFIP at the national level. The award was based on a DOJ determination. Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service David A. Herr and Pamela F. Herr vs United States Forest Service Null
$ 2,539
Mountain States Legal Foundation Wilderness Act & MWA Judgment Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Neighbors of the Mogollon Rim, Inc., vs. United States Forest Service Null
$ 21,232
Advocates for the West FLPMA, NFMA, and NEPA Settlement Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Donald Routson, et al., vs. Sally Jewell, et al. Null
$ 16,682
Donald Routson BLM administrative appeal Judgment Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. USFS Null
$ 225,000
Bricklin & Newman APA, ESA Settlement of EAJA fees portion of case Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Western Watersheds Project v. Christensen Null
$ 145,000
Eubanks & Associates APA Settlement of EAJA Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. USFS Null
$ 32,647
Public Interest Defense Center, P.C., Montana IOLTA Account APA, ESA, NFMA, NEPA Judgment Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Kymberli A. Harper and William Harper Null
$ 10,307
Kymberli A. Harper and William Harper NAD NAD Decision - Title 5 U.S.C. Section 504; 7 CFR Section 1.180 et seq Show
U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Estate of Terry Henricks Null
$ 3,755
Patricia Henricks NAD NAD Decision - Title 5 U.S.C. Section 504; 7 CFR Section 1.180 et seq Show