Opinion
No. CV-08-1926-PHX-DGC.
December 4, 2009
ORDER
Plaintiffs have filed a motion for attorneys' fees. Dkt. ##36, 37. Defendants have not responded to the motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court will award Plaintiffs $31,510.
I. Background.
On October 20, 2008, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Defendants under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. Dkt. #1. The complaint asserted eight claims of willful copyright infringement and requested statutory damages, an injunction against further infringement, and attorneys' fees. Id. at 3. On June 26, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment which the Court granted. Dkt. #34. Plaintiffs now seek an award of attorneys' fees under 17 U.S.C. § 505. Dkt. ##36, 37.
II. Analysis.
Under 17 U.S.C. § 505, the Court may "award a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party" of a civil action under Title 17. Plaintiffs' counsel, Mark Deatherage, has filed an affidavit and an itemized statement of fees showing that he worked 68.2 hours on this case and that a paralegal worked 5.3 hours. Dkt. #37-1 at 4. Having reviewed counsel's affidavit ( id. at 11-12) and the statement of fees ( id. at 4-9), and having considered the favorable result counsel obtained for Plaintiffs and the relevant fee award factors, see Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 429-30 n. 3 (1983), the Court finds that the requested award is reasonable.
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees (Dkt. #36) is granted.
2. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505, attorneys fees in the total amount of $31,510 are awarded in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants, jointly and severally.