Opinion
CASE NO. 2:10-CV-01863-WBS-JFM
04-26-2012
PAULA SHEPARD, Plaintiff, v. JANE MILER, an individual, CAREER PRESS, INC. NEW PAGE BOOKS, and DOES 1-100, Defendants.
BRYAN CAVE LLP ROGER MYERS KATHERINE KEATING LEILA KNOX ROGER MYERS Attorneys for Defendants Jane Miller, Career Press, Inc. and New Page Books NARANCIC AND KATZMAN, PC PERRY J. NARANCIC PERRY J. NARANCIC Attorneys for Plaintiff Paula Shepard
Roger Myers (CA State Bar No. 146164)
Katherine Keating (CA State Bar No. 217908)
Leila Knox (CA State Bar No. 245999)
BRYAN CAVE LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
JANE MILLER (erroneously sued herein as Jane Miler),
CAREER PRESS, INC. and NEW PAGE BOOKS
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS'
FEES AWARDED TO DEFENDANTS PURSUANT TO 17 U.S.C. § 505
Plaintiff Paula Shepard and defendants Jane Miller, Career Press, Inc. and New Page Books (collectively, "Defendants"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS Plaintiff filed this action alleging copyright infringement, as well as state law claims for fraud, misappropriation and unfair competition, on July 16, 2010;
WHEREAS the Court on December 15, 2010 granted Defendants' Special Motion to Strike Plaintiff's State Law Causes of Action Pursuant to California's Anti-SLAPP Statute, Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16;
WHEREAS the Court on May 5, 2011, granted Defendants' Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs under the Anti-SLAPP Statute in the amount of $119,143.05;
WHEREAS the Court on January 12, 2012, granted Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment as to the remaining copyright infringement claim;
WHEREAS the Court on January 12, 2012, also entered judgment for Defendants and against Plaintiff on all claims;
WHEREAS Defendants, as the prevailing parties with respect to the copyright infringement claim, timely filed on March 9, 2012, a Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505;
WHEREAS Defendants' fee motion contends, and Plaintiff concurs, that the factors identified by the Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit to be considered in determining whether to award attorneys' fees and costs under the Copyright Act - including but not limited to the degree of success obtained by Defendants - support an award of attorneys' fees and costs in this case, and that the granting of a fee award would further the purposes of the Copyright Act;
WHEREAS Plaintiff agrees that the amount of attorneys' fees and costs sought in Defendants' March 9 motion is reasonable, save and excepting only the amount sought in fees for Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings;
WHEREAS Plaintiff wishes to stipulate as to the amount of attorneys' fees and costs that should be awarded to Defendants as part of an agreement that will, among other things, result in Plaintiff dismissing her pending appeal of the Court's order of December 15, 2010, granting Defendants' Special Motion to Strike Plaintiffs State Law Causes of Action Pursuant to California's Anti-SLAPP Statute;
NOW THEREFORE the parties hereby stipulate and agree that the motion of Defendants Jane Miller, Career Press, Inc. and New Page Books for an award of attorneys' fees and costs under 17 U.S.C. § 505 of the Copyright Act against Plaintiff Paula Shepard shall be and is granted in the amount of $273,916.62, which reflects the amount originally sought by Defendants in their March 9 motion for attorneys' fees and costs under § 505 less only the amount that had been sought in fees for defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings.
BRYAN CAVE LLP
ROGER MYERS
KATHERINE KEATING
LEILA KNOX
By: Roger Myers
ROGER MYERS
Attorneys for Defendants Jane Miller, Career
Press, Inc. and New Page Books
NARANCIC AND KATZMAN, PC
PERRY J. NARANCIC
Perry J. Narancic
By: (as authorized on April 25, 2012)
PERRY J. NARANCIC
Attorneys for Plaintiff Paula Shepard
ORDER
Based upon the above stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS SO ORDERED. The May 7, 2012 motion hearing date is vacated.
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WILLIAM B. SHUBB
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE