Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn

Filing 43

ORDER Granting 32 Defendant Hoehn's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs. Plaintiff shall, not later than 9/14/11, pay to Defendant Wayne Hoehn the sum of $34,045.50 for reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 8/15/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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8 RIGHTHAVEN, LLC, a Nevada limited )

liability company,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

12 WAYNE HOEHN, an individual,

Defendants.

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2:11-CV-00050-PMP-RJJ
ORDER

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Having read and considered Defendant Hoehn’s fully briefed Motion for

16 Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Doc. #32) filed July 5, 2011, and good cause appearing,
17 the Court finds Defendant’s Motion should be granted.
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Specifically, Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits the

19 recovery of attorney’s fees and costs to a prevailing party. Additionally, the Court
20 has discretion to award attorney’s fees and costs to Defendant Hoehn as a prevailing
21 party under 17 U.S.C. § 505. In this case, the Court finds that Defendant Hoehn is the
22 prevailing party and the attorney’s fees and costs sought on his behalf are reasonable
23 and supported by Defendant’s Memorandum of Law and the Affidavit of J. Malcolm
24 Devoy, Esq.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant Hoehn’s Motion for

2 Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Doc. #32) is GRANTED, and that Plaintiff Righthaven,
3 shall not later than September 14, 2011 pay to Defendant Wayne Hoehn the sum of
4 $34,045.50 as and for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
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6 DATED: August 15, 2011.
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PHILIP M. PRO
United States District Judge

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