District Court, N.D. Illinois October 4, 1991, No. 86 C 9219 (Nelson v. Sullivan)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

This case (originally assigned to the calendar of this Court’s then colleague, Honorable George Leighton) was first brought before this Court when counsel for plaintiff Edward Nelson (“Nelson”) applied for an award of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412.