Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al
Filing
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ORDER RE: AWARD OF FEES AND COSTS re 1213 and 1275 . Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on 8/24/2012. (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/24/2012)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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APPLE INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, a
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; and SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: C 11-1846 LHK (PSG)
ORDER RE: AWARD OF FEES AND
COSTS
(Re: Docket Nos. 1213, 1275)
In this patent infringement suit, Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Samsung
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Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively
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“Samsung”) have filed an accounting of attorney’s fees and costs to be paid by Plaintiff Apple Inc.
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(“Apple”). Samsung’s filing follows from this court’s July 11, 2012 order (“July 11 Order”)
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granting-in-part Samsung’s motion for Rule 37 sanctions.1 The July 11 Order granted Samsung’s
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request for attorney’s fees and costs that Samsung incurred in connection with bringing certain
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discovery motions.2
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See Docket No. 1213.
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See id. at 2, 11.
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Case No.: 11-1846 LHK (PSG)
ORDER RE: AWARD OF FEES AND COSTS
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Samsung claims $258,200.50 in fees and costs, charged by four partners, seven associates,
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one “of counsel,” and various contract attorneys at the Quinn Emanuel firm, with an average
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partner billing rate of $821.00, and an average associate billing rate of $448.00.3
Before the court can determine exactly how much money Apple owes, it requires additional
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documentation detailing each individual Quinn Emanuel attorney’s billing rate, including the
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individual billing rates for each Quinn Emanuel contract attorney. The court also requires a
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description or breakdown of the hours each attorney billed by task. Samsung shall provide this
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information no later than August 30, 2012.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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Dated: August 24, 2012
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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge
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See Docket No. 1275.
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Case No.: 11-1846 LHK (PSG)
ORDER RE: AWARD OF FEES AND COSTS
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