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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BESS BAIR; TRISHA LEE LOTUS;

BRUCE EDWARDS; JEFFREY HEDIN;

DAVID SPREEN; ENVIRONMENTAL

INFORMATION PROTECTION

CENTER, a non-profit corporation;

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, a non-profit corporation; and

CALIFORNIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES

TO TOXICS, a non-profit corporation,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION; MALCOLM

DOUGHERTY, in his official capacity as

Director of the California Department of

Transportation,

Defendants. /

No. C 14-03422 WHA

REQUEST FOR

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

In this follow-on litigation to a NEPA action, plaintiffs filed a motion for attorney’s fees

pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412. Defendants filed their opposition. 

Plaintiffs must reply by March 24, 2015 (Dkt. Nos. 38–55).

By THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 AT NOON, the parties shall please respond with onpoint authority as to whether a court may award attorney’s fees against a state, its agencies or

officials under the EAJA when neither the United States nor its agencies or officials are parties

to the suit. Responses shall not exceed FIVE PAGES (no attachments or footnotes).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:14-cv-03422-WHA Document 56 Filed 03/18/15 Page 1 of 1