BladeRoom Group Limited et al v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 985

ORDER Re Conditional 969 Motion for Fee-Related Discovery. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 8/8/3029. (ejdlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/8/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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BLADEROOM GROUP LIMITED, et al.,

Case No. 5:15-cv-01370-EJD

Plaintiffs,
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ORDER RE CONDITIONAL MOTION
FOR FEE-RELATED DISCOVERY

United States District Court
Northern District of California

v.
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO, et al.,

Dkt. No. 969

Defendants.
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Pending before the court is Emerson’s Conditional Motion For Fee-Related Discovery.

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Based upon all pleadings filed to date and the comments of counsel at the hearing held on August

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8, 2019, the court orders as follows:

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Emerson’s request for discovery of billing and time records underlying BladeRoom’s

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request for attorneys’ fees is DENIED. It is the court’s intention to appoint a special master to

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review the billing and time records of BladeRoom’s counsel in camera and to prepare a report and

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recommendation on BladeRoom’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs (Dkt. No. 962).

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Emerson’s request for discovery regarding the amounts received (or to be received) by

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BladeRoom’s counsel pursuant to BladeRoom’s settlement with Facebook is DENIED. Upon

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entry of the settlement, BladeRoom and Facebook agreed to “bear their own attorneys’ fees and

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costs.” Dkt. No. 968 at 19. Therefore, there is no need for discovery relating to the settlement.

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See e.g. Hasan v. Johnson, No. 1:08-CV-0381-MJS PC, 2014 WL 2930452, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June

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27, 2014) (“settlement providing that ‘[e]ach party shall bear its own costs and attorney's fees’

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expressly rules out any [] costs, or fees being paid.”).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 8, 2019
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EDWARD J. DAVILA
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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