U.S. v. CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN CITY OF DETROIT

No. 09-1640.

633 F.3d 418 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN the CITY OF DETROIT, Roy Lancaster, Nash P. Sogoian, Treasury Department of the City of Detroit, Infinity Outdoor, Inc., Defendants, Detroit International Bridge Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Craig L. John , Plymouth, Michigan, for Appellant. Jeffrey M. Tapick , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Craig L. John , Plymouth, Michigan, Joseph A. Doerr , Thomas J. Murray , Dykema Gossett , Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Jeffrey M. Tapick , Aaron P. Avila , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN and STRANCH, Circuit Judges; THAPAR, District Judge.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

After protracted litigation over the United States's condemnation of its property near the terminus of the Ambassador Bridge, the Detroit International Bridge Company appeals the district court's denial of its motion for attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The district court held that International Bridge Company was not the prevailing party and, therefore, is not entitled to recover...

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