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SIERRA CLUB v. HANKINSON

No. 03-11263.

351 F.3d 1358 (2003)

SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff, Georgia Environmental Organization, Inc., Coosa River Basin Initiative, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John HANKINSON, Regional Administrator, et al., Defendants, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed December 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Bryson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, ENRD — Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Douglas P. Haines, Georgia CLPI, Athens, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeals from the district court's award of $139,963.57 in attorneys' fees to the Georgia Environmental Organization and other environmental association appellees for monitoring EPA compliance with a 1997 consent decree. The EPA argues that the district court abused its discretion by awarding fees for work that allegedly exceeded the scope of the consent decree and by allowing compensation...

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