Opinion
8 Civ. 6504
02-13-2020
BEIJING DADDY'S CHOICE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Plaintiff, v. PINDUODUO INC., HONGKONG WALNUT STREET LIMITED, HANGZHOU WEIMI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHANGHAI PINDUODUO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (n/k/a WALNUT STREET (SHANGHAI) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.), SHENZHEN QIANHAI XINZHIJIANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HANGZHOU AIMI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHANGHAI XUNMENG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., THE ROYAL FAVORITE MATERNITY AND BABY PRODUCTS LIFESTYLE STORE, and JOHN DOE SELLERS 1-3. Defendants.
JUDGMENT
WHEREAS on August 6, 2019 the Court issued a Memorandum and Order granting the motion to dismiss that had been filed in this action by defendants Pinduoduo Inc., HongKong Walnut Street Limited, Hangzhou Weimi Network Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pinduoduo Network Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qianhai Xinzhijiang Information Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Aimi Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, the "PDD defendants"), see ECF No. 55; and
WHEREAS the Court's August 6, 2019 Memorandum and Order also advised plaintiff that the action would be dismissed as to defendants The Royal Favorite Maternity and Baby Products Lifestyle Store and John Doe Sellers 1-3 (the "unserved defendants") unless the unserved defendants were served (and proof of such service was filed with the Court) within 14 days; and
WHEREAS on August 20, 2019, the PDD defendants filed a motion for attorneys' fees and costs, see ECF No. 57; and
WHEREAS on August 21, 2019, pursuant to the Court's August 6, 2019 Order, the Court dismissed plaintiff's amended complaint against the unserved defendants, see ECF No. 61; and
WHEREAS on February 13, 2020, the Court issued a Memorandum and Order granting the PDD defendants' motion for attorneys' fees and costs in the total amount of $386,185.24 (i.e., $360,348,03 in attorneys' fees and $25,837.21 in costs); it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment is entered in favor of the PDD defendants dismissing the complaint and awarding the PDD defendants $386,185.24 in attorneys' fees and costs; accordingly, the case is closed. Dated: New York, New York
February 13, 2020
/s/_________
NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE