Cases from cite.case.law:

B. JOHNSON, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 191 So. 3d 965 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . affect the availability of attorney’s fees under other statutes including specifically “ss. 57.105 and 57.111 . . .

P. McCLOSKEY, v. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES,, 172 So. 3d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . application to collect attorney’s fees from the Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) under section 57.111 . . . attorney’s fees as the prevailing small business party in the underlying action, pursuant to section 57.111 . . . the ALJ’s final order denying McCloskey’s application for attorney’s fees is controlled by sections 57.111 . . . The Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (FEAJA), section 57.111, Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent . . . See § 57.111(3)(e), Fla. Stat. (2011); Ag. for Health Care Admin. v. . . .

GROVE KEY MARINA, LLC s LLC, v, CASAMAYOR, v., 166 So. 3d 879 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . and of the department and the taxpayer to settle such claims through negotiations (see ss. 57.105 and 57.111 . . .

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, v. MVP HEALTH, INC., 74 So. 3d 1141 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . (MVP) was entitled to attorney's fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes (2010). . . . After receiving this favorable order, MVP moved for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.111(4)(a), . . . fees issue, DOAH issued the order on appeal awarding attorney’s fees and costs to MVP under section 57.111 . . . The “Substantial Justification” Standard Section 57.111(4)(a) states fees may be awarded in the following . . . An additional consideration when evaluating an agency’s action under section 57.111 is that the inquiry . . .

P. BOETZEL v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 32 So. 3d 780 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Boetzel then filed a petition for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111, Florida Statutes . . . Section 57.111(4)(d) states in pertinent part that the ALJ “in the case of a proceeding under chapter . . . Thus, section 57.111(4)(d) clearly provides for an evidentiary hearing to be held on a petition for attorney . . . Section 57.111 “will take the same construction in the Florida courts as its prototype has been given . . . Therefore, we need not construe section 57.111(4)(d) consistently with federal cases on this issue. . . .

W. THOMPSON, M. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF MEDICINE,, 7 So. 3d 1150 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . appeals the final administrative order denying his application for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.111 . . . See § 57.111(4)(a). . . . Section 57.111(4)(a) provides: Unless otherwise provided by law, an award of attorney’s fees and costs . . .

HALE, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,, 973 So. 2d 518 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . commencement of the action, and, thus, were barred from seeking attorney’s fees under either section 57.105 or 57.111 . . . and of the department and taxpayer to settle such claims through negotiations, (see ss. 57.105 and 57.111 . . .

E. SHIMKUS, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD,, 906 So. 2d 1196 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Shimkus responded and also filed a motion for prevailing party attorney’s fees under section 57.111, . . . Shimkus would have been had the agency adopted the recommended order, the ALJ observed that section 57.111 . . . ] request for fees and costs is denied as a matter of law and as a final order, pursuant to Section 57.111 . . .

DANIELS, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,, 898 So. 2d 61 (Fla. 2005)

. . . filed a petition for attorney’s fees under the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (FEAJA), section 57.111 . . . The statute at issue in this case, section 57.111, Florida Statutes (2002), is clear and unambiguous. . . . It provides in relevant part: 57.111 Civil actions and administrative proceedings initiated by state . . . Section 57.111(3)(d)(l)(a) defines a small business party as an entity that is a sole proprietor of an . . . See § 57.111(3)(d)l.a and b, Fla.Stat. This does not encompass individual employees. . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF MEDICINE, v. D. THOMAS, M. D., 890 So. 2d 400 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Thereafter, Appellee moved for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes . . . Section 57.111 provides for such an award “to a prevailing small business party in any adjudicatory proceeding . . . agency were substantially justified or special circumstances exist which would make the award unjust.” § 57.111 . . . justified, having “a reasonable basis in law and fact at the time it was initiated by a state agency.” § 57.111 . . .

CASA FEBE RETIREMENT HOME, INC. d b a Is, v. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,, 892 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See § 57.111, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . . ANALYSIS Casa Febe met all the prerequisites of section 57.111 (a small business with fewer than twenty-five . . .

DELLICARPINI, v. KERR, St. d b a, 873 So. 2d 536 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Department concedes that Dellicarpini is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs, pursuant to section 57.111 . . .

DANIELS, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,, 868 So. 2d 551 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . . § 57.111, Fla. . . . Administrative Law Judge’s [ALJ] finding that she is not a “small business party” as defined by section 57.111 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE, v. H. CRALLE,, 852 So. 2d 930 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . We determine that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly granted fees pursuant to section 57.111 . . . Cralle filed a motion for attorney’s fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes, the Florida . . . that was presented to the probable cause panel; thus, Cralle was not entitled to fees under section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111, Florida Statutes, provides for awards of attorney’s fees and costs in judicial as well . . . Under section 57.111(3)(e), “[a] proceeding is “substantially justified” if it had a reasonable basis . . .

J. FISH, D. D. S. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF DENTISTRY,, 825 So. 2d 421 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . We affirm the denial of appellant’s petition for attorney’s fees under section 57.111, Florida Statutes . . . that the underlying action against him was not substantially justified within the meaning of section 57.111 . . . See § 57.111(3)(e), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2000) provides that: Unless otherwise provided by law, an award . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, v. FLORIDA BANKERS ASSOCIATION,, 764 So. 2d 660 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Once the party seeking fees under the statute proves it is a small business, as defined by section 57.111 . . .

ALBERT, D. D. S. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF DENTISTRY,, 763 So. 2d 1130 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . After the case was dismissed, he filed a petition for attorney’s fees under section 57.111, Florida Statutes . . . Section 57.111 authorizes the recovery of attorney’s fees against the state, in some cases, by a “prevailing . . . The judge awarded fees under section 57.111 to Toledo Realty, Inc., but denied them to Alfert on the . . . individual who is merely an employee cannot be a “small business party” within the meaning of section 57.111 . . . The Department points out in its motion for rehearing that an award of attorney’s fees under section 57.111 . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, v. A. SALTER,, 710 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . We reject Salter’s supposition that fees were awarded pursuant to section 57.111, Florida Statutes (1997 . . . See § 57.111(3)(d). . . .

HELMY, D. V. M. v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 707 So. 2d 366 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . In that order, the ALJ declined to award appellant, Sarny Helmy, attorneys’ fees pursuant to section 57.111 . . . July 1996,and Helmy thereafter filed his petition for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1991), provides: Unless otherwise provided by law,, an award . . . Once the party seeking fees under the statute proves it is a small business, as defined by section 57.111 . . . justified’ if it had a reasonable basis in law and fact at the time it was initiated by a state agency.” § 57.111 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, v. OVADIA, M. D., 702 So. 2d 301 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . The order of the Division of Administrative Hearings awarding attorney fees and costs under section 57.111 . . .

G. MINKES, D. O. v. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,, 661 So. 2d 420 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . . § 57.111(4)(a), Fla.Stat. (1993); Department of Professional Regulation, Div. of Real Estate v. . . .

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, v. GONZALEZ, M. D., 657 So. 2d 56 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . The order of the Division of Administrative Hearings awarding attorney fees and costs under section 57.111 . . .

RINDLEY, D. D. S. v. GALLAGHER, D. D. S. R. C. D. D. S. Jr. D. D. S. W. D. D. S. a D. D. S. D. D. S. D. D. S. a a D. D. S. a a D. D. S. D. D. S. J. D. D. S. S. D. D. S. A. D. D. D. S. D. D. S. M. D. D. S., 890 F. Supp. 1540 (S.D. Fla. 1995)

. . . Finally, pursuant to Florida Statute § 57.111, a plaintiff may seek attorneys fees for actions filed . . .

HITCHCOCK DRIVER ENTERPRISES, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY,, 652 So. 2d 970 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . (DOAH) dismissing the appellant’s petition for attorney’s fees and costs filed pursuant to section 57.111 . . . The appellant then filed a petition with DOAH for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1993) provides: Unless otherwise provided by law, an award of . . . section 443.141 was an “administrative proceeding pursuant to chapter 120” as contemplated by section 57.111 . . .

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, v. REDI- CARE HOME SERVICES, INC., 650 So. 2d 222 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . The final orders awarding appellee $15,000 in attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111, Florida . . . The provision of section 57.111(4)(d) limiting the amount of the award extends to fees and costs incurred . . .

In RECEIVERSHIPS OF SOUTHEASTERN REINSURANCE COMPANY, INC. Co. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, v. CENTEX- GREAT SOUTHWEST CORPORATION,, 639 So. 2d 646 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Section 57.111 allows litigants to recover attorney's fees and costs for a successful defense against . . .

FLORIDA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, v. D. SHEALY, III,, 647 So. 2d 151 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Estate Commission appeals an order by which the appellee was awarded an attorney’s fee under section 57.111 . . . The ap-pellee then sought a section 57.111 attorney’s fee, which may be recovered by a prevailing small . . . Section 57.111 authorizes an attorney’s fee for a qualifying small business party, which must be a corporation . . . See § 57.111(3)(d)l.a and b, Pla.Stat. This does not encompass individual employees. . . . small business party as defined by the statute, and he thus should not have been awarded a section 57.111 . . .

STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. SOUTHPOINTE PHARMACY,, 636 So. 2d 1377 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . The Florida Equal Access to Justice Act, section 57.111, Florida Statutes (1993), confers final order . . .

STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. SOUTH BEACH PHARMACY, INC. d b a, 635 So. 2d 117 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . In proceedings under the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (Act), section 57.111, Florida Statutes, . . . 60 days after the date that the small business party becomes a prevailing small business party.” § 57.111 . . . If a favorable judgment or order is reversed, section 57.111, Florida Statutes (1993), authorizes no . . . But the favorable judgment or order section 57.111 makes prerequisite to an award of fees and costs is . . . Settlement or voluntary dismissal aside, the sixty-day period in which section 57.111(4)(b)2, Florida . . .

W. BELVEAL, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 632 So. 2d 687 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . administrative proceedings and denied Belveal’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs under section 57.111 . . .

W. HOOVER, M. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 620 So. 2d 805 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Immediately after the dismissal, Hoover filed a petition for fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. S. G., 613 So. 2d 1380 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . For the following reasons, we approve the award under section 57.111, but reverse the award under section . . . CASE NO. 92-679: 57.111 FEES AND COSTS Section 57.111 is known as the “Florida Equal Access to Justice . . . See section 57.111(1), Florida Statutes. . . . Accordingly, we affirm the fees awarded under section 57.111. . . . See section 57.111(4)(d). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER, v. ADMINISTRATORS CORPORATION H., 603 So. 2d 1359 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Zalis, were awarded attorney’s fees pursuant to the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act, § 57.111, Florida . . . The Act directs the hearing officer to “promptly conduct an evidentiary hearing.” § 57.111(4)(d). . . . Indeed, we believe that the thrust of § 57.111(4)(d) is to require the prompt resolution of the fee dispute . . . Puckett Oil Co., 577 So.2d 988 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991), the agency filed a response to a § 57.111 petition . . . Petitioners are small business parties as defined by Section 57.111, Florida Statutes. . . .

W. EAGER v. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY,, 605 So. 2d 883 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Both section 57.111(4)(b)(2), Florida Statutes, 1991 and Rule 221-6.035 require a petition for fees to . . . Section 57.111 (4)(b)(2), Florida Statutes (1991) provides: The application for an award of attorney's . . . Section 57.111(3) provides, in pertinent part: (c) A small business party is a "prevailing small business . . .

A. BROWN, Ph. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS,, 602 So. 2d 1337 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . addressed only whether, when ruling on a motion for attorney’s fees against an agency under section 57.111 . . .

JORY, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 583 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Jory filed a petition for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Section 57.111, Florida Statutes (1989 . . . Under the Act, Section 57.111(3)(d)l.a. defines a small business party as: A sole proprietor of an unincorporated . . . Jory appealed the denial of attorney’s fees on two grounds: (1) the residency requirement in Section 57.111 . . . Clearly, the residency requirements of Section 57.111, Florida Statutes, do not meet the first prong . . . Additionally, the statutory distinction in Section 57.111 between resident and nonresident licensees . . .

ANN JAN RETIREMENT VILLA, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 580 So. 2d 278 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . of Administrative Hearings which denied its claim for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111(3)(e) provides that such action is “substantially justified” where there exists a reasonable . . . The term “initiated by a state agency” means, in pertinent part, that the state agency, under section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111(3)(c) provides: (c) A small business party is a “prevailing small business party” when . . . Section 57.111(2) states: The purpose of this section is to diminish the deterrent effect of seeking . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, v. PUCKETT OIL COMPANY, INC., 577 So. 2d 988 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Administrative Hearings (DOAH or division), assessing against it attorney’s fees and costs, pursuant to Section 57.111 . . . b)4, authorizing parties “to respond, to present evidence and argument on all issues,” and sections 57.111 . . .

UNITED STATES v. N. HARDAGE, ADVANCE CHEMICAL COMPANY, v. ABCO, INC., 750 F. Supp. 1460 (W.D. Okla. 1990)

. . . 23,1986 to November 8, 1986, ERM-Southwest conducted 165 packer tests in 26 boreholes at the site. 57.111 . . .

D. YOUNG, Sr. A. v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,, 567 So. 2d 2 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . necessarily forecloses the Youngs’ second point on appeal, a claim for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.111 . . .

TAYLOR, v. E. F. HUTTON COMPANY, INC., 40 Fla. Supp. 2d 144 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . Section 57.111 Fla. . . . Section 57.111(4)(a) contains a specific statement of the goals of the Florida Legislature in permitting . . . Section 57.111(e) Fla. . . .

G. MINKES, D. O. v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS,, 550 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . . § 57.111(4)(b)(2), Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE, v. TOLEDO REALTY, INC., 549 So. 2d 715 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Administrative Hearings officer, awarding attorney’s fees against it pursuant to the provisions of Section 57.111 . . . , he therefore did not fall within the definition of a small business party, as provided in section 57.111 . . . We consider that his construction is consistent with the legislative purpose, as provided in section 57.111 . . . Section 504(a)(1) of the EAJA, similar to Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides: (a)(1) An . . . See section 57.111(3)(e), providing: “A proceeding is ‘substantially justified’ if it had a reasonable . . .

J. WILLIAMS, v. ARMONTROUT,, 877 F.2d 1376 (8th Cir. 1989)

. . . Sec. 57.111 RSMo 1979 authorizes temporary commissions. . . .

WESTCHESTER PHARMACY v DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, 34 Fla. Supp. 2d 236 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1989)

. . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes. . . .

RUDLOE, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, 33 Fla. Supp. 2d 203 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1988)

. . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1987). . . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1987). . . . Section 57.111(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1987). . . . Section 57.111(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1987). . . . Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1987). . . .

RUDLOE, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, 31 Fla. Supp. 2d 159 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1988)

. . . FS § 57.111(4)(b)1. . . . FS § 57.111(4)(a), (1987). . . . FS § 57.111(4)(a), (1987). . . . FS § 57.111(3)(b), (1987). . . . FS § 57.111(3)(b), (1987). . . .

W. THOMPSON, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 533 So. 2d 840 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . the Division of Administrative Hearings denying his petition for attorney’s fees filed pursuant to § 57.111 . . . Thompson then filed a petition for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.111. . . . denied the petition for attorney’s fees, finding that Thompson did not meet the criteria outlined in § 57.111 . . . Section 57.111, Fla.Stat. (1987), provides for an award of attorney’s fees from the state to a “small . . .

ALFERT, v. DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE, 33 Fla. Supp. 2d 248 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1988)

. . . Alfert and Toledo Realty, Inc., requested an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Section 57.111 . . . Petitioners thereafter timely filed their request for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Section 57.111 . . . Subsection 57.111(3)(d)l., Florida Statutes (1987), defines the term “small business party” as follows . . . Thus, unlike Section 57.111, the federal law allows a prevailing employee to recover fees and other expenses . . . petitioner TRI $12,239.60 within thirty days from the date of this order as required by Subsection 57.111 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. A. F. a, 528 So. 2d 87 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . .$583.58 HRS argued that section 57.111, Florida Statutes (The Florida Equal Access to Justice Act of . . .

HOME HEALTH CARE OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, 33 Fla. Supp. 2d 169 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1988)

. . . County, Florida, Inc., (Home Health Care of Bay) is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs under Section 57.111 . . . Health Care of Bay filed a petition seeking an award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111(4)(c) provides that: [A]n award of attorney’s fees and costs shall be made to a prevailing . . . As defined in Section 57.111(3), the following words or phrases are applicable to Section 57.111(4)(c . . . Sections 57.111 and 120.57(1), Florida Statutes. . . .

CITY OF NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY, v. COLLIER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a a, 515 So. 2d 1058 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . The airport authority does not contest the individual cost assessments but contends that section 57.111 . . . CDC also contends that section 57.111 provides an additional or alternative remedy to small businesses . . . Prior to the enactment of section 57.111 in 1984, costs clearly could be taxed in favor of the party . . . See § 57.111(4)(a). . . . history confirms our interpretation of the appropriate purpose and scope of section 57.111. . . .

CITY OF NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY, v. COLLIER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a a, 513 So. 2d 247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . concerning assessment of the maximum amount of costs which can be assessed against appellant under section 57.111 . . .

Dr. GENTELE, O. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF OPTOMETRY,, 513 So. 2d 672 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . application for attorney’s fees and costs under the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (FEAJA), Section 57.111 . . . that the hearing officer erred in his conclusion that Gentele was a small business party under section 57.111 . . . determining that the actions of the DPR were “substantially justified” within the meaning of section 57.111 . . . Section 57.111 provides that attorney’s fees and costs shall be made to a prevailing small business party . . . Section 57.111(3)(e). . . .

ROBAINA v. DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, 26 Fla. Supp. 2d 235 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1987)

. . . Section 57.111(4)(a) F.S.. . . . Felix Robaina is a “prevailing small business party”, as provided in section 57.111 F.S.. . . . Subsection 57.111(4)(a) F.S., provides, 4(a). . . . Subsection 57.111(3)(e) provides, A proceeding is “substantially justified” if it had a reasonable basis . . . Unlike section 57.105, F.S., the “Florida Equal Access to Justice Act”, section 57.111 F.S. does not . . .

ASSAD v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, 25 Fla. Supp. 2d 201 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1987)

. . . issue for determination is whether Petitioner is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs under Section 57.111 . . . clear and unrebutted that the Petitioner is a “small business party” as that term is defined in Section 57.111 . . . This case arises under the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (FEAJA), Section 57.111, Florida Statutes . . .