Ingrid & Isabel, LLC v. Baby Be Mine, LLC et al

Filing 173

ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero granting in part and denying in part 141 Motion for Sanctions (jcslc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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INGRID & ISABEL, LLC,

Case No. 13-cv-01806-JCS

Plaintiff,
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v.
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BABY BE MINE, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

Re: Dkt. No. 141

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER RE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO
SHIFT COSTS OF FORENSIC
RECOVERY TO DEFENDANT AND
FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

Plaintiff filed a motion styled as “Motion To Shift Costs Of Forensic Recovery To

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Defendants Pursuant To Court Order” on August 6, 2014. Dkt. No. 141 (“Motion”). Plaintiff

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requested to shift costs of forensic recovery to Defendant pursuant to this Court’s Order of April 1,

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2014, see Dkt. No. 71 (“April Order”), and requested attorneys’ fees related to discovery and for

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the instant motion. A hearing on the Motion was held on Friday, September 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

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For the reasons stated on the record, the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

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1.

Plaintiff requested to shift to Defendants $52,574.12 in costs related to forensic

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recovery, billed to Plaintiff by the forensic recovery firm Discovia. The Court finds that, pursuant

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to its April Order, Plaintiff is entitled to costs in the amount of $50,198.03.

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2.

Plaintiff requested attorneys’ fees “in connection with the forensic recovery” in the

amount of $64,472. Motion at 11. The request is DENIED.
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Plaintiff requested attorneys’ fees “incurred to bring this motion.” Id. The request

is DENIED.
Defendants are ORDERED to pay $50,198.03 to Plaintiff within 30 days.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 19, 2014.

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JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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