ANZ USA, LLC et al v. Bush Hog, LLC et al

Filing 227

ORDER ADOPTING 223 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 182 MOTION for Sanctions. Granting 213 and 215 MOTIONS to Withdraw. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 7/27/2012. (sdb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
ANZ ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES,
LLCd/b/a ANZ USA, LLC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BUSH HOG, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:09-00228-KD-N

ORDER
After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issue
raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B) and dated June 29, 2012, is ADOPTED
as the opinion of this Court.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motions to withdraw as counsel filed by Scott
Speagle (doc. 213) and M. Ali Zakaria (doc. 215) are GRANTED; and
it is further ORDERED that JUDGMENT shall be entered in favor of defendants, Bush
Hog, LLC and Henry Crown & Company, and against the plaintiffs, ANZ International
Manufacturing Private Limited and ANZ Advanced Technologies, LLC d/b/a ANZ USA, and
plaintiffs’ principals, Irfan Sheriff and Rakesh Vashee, jointly and severally, in the amount of
$335,241.50, representing attorneys’ fees in the amount of $233,903.75 plus reimbursement for
the fees and expenses paid to Bush Hog, LLC’s expert, Professor Marc Galanter, in the amount
of $101,337.75.
DONE this 27th day of July, 2012.
s/ Kristi K. DuBose
KRISTI K. DuBOSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE