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CROOKER v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

No. 84-1985.

763 F.2d 16 (1985)

Stephen S. CROOKER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen S. Crooker, pro se.

Robert W. Martin, Jr., Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., and William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief for defendant appellee.

Before COFFIN, BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Stephen Crooker appeals the denial of his motion for attorney's fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) of the Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA). Because we conclude that section 2412(d)(1)(A) does not authorize an award of attorney's fees to a pro se litigant, we affirm.

Crooker's fee request stems from a pro se action he filed in the district court under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), seeking release of documents from...

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