Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2012-11-20 16:25:31+00
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Case: 10-12751    Date Filed: 11/20/2012   Page: 1 of 2

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           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                   FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                    ________________________

                           No. 10-12751
                     ________________________

                 D.C. Docket No. 1:04-cv-21448-ASG

MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA,
a federally-recognized Indian Tribe,
FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES,

                                                          Plaintiffs-Appellees,

                                  versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR,
EPA, Region IV, Lisa Jackson,
ACTING ADMINISTRATOR,
Stanley Meigurg/EPA,

                                                       Defendants-Appellants.
                     ________________________

              Appeal from the United States District Court
                  for the Southern District of Florida
                    ________________________

                           (November 20, 2012)
                Case: 10-12751       Date Filed: 11/20/2012      Page: 2 of 2

Before HULL and FAY, Circuit Judges, and WHITTEMORE,* District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

       After review and oral argument, we conclude that the Defendants-

Appellants have not shown reversible error in the District Court’s thorough and

well-reasoned order, dated April 14, 2010, granting the Plaintiffs-Appellees’

motion for attorneys’ fees and also adopting the Magistrate Judge’s thorough and

well-reasoned report and recommendation, dated March 15, 2010, regarding those

attorneys’ fees.

       AFFIRMED.

       *
         Honorable James D. Whittemore, United States District Judge, Middle District of
Florida, sitting by designation.

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