Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P. v. Lessard Design, Inc. et al, No. 1:2013cv00433 - Document 421 (E.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 11/13/2015. (rban, )
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Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P. v. Lessard Design, Inc. et al Doc. 421 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division HUMPHREYS & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, L.P., Plaintiff, Case No. l:13-cv-433 V. LESSARD DESIGN, INC., et aL, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION At issue post-judgment and post-appeal in this copyrightinfringement case is defendants' claim for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to Section 505 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which provides that "the Court in its discretion may allow the recovery of full costs" and "reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party." 17 U.S.C. ยง 505. This dispute arises from plaintiffs recent copyright infringement suit, which, in the end, was resolved by entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiffs appeal failed as the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment. See Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP. v. Lessard Design, Inc., 790 F.3d 532, 543 (4th Cir. 2015). Now at bar are defendants' fee claims, which plaintiff disputes, raising the following issues: (1) whether any award for attorney's fees and costs is appropriate here; (2) whether the fees claimed by defendants are reasonable in the circumstances; (3) whether defendants should recover the taxable costs they seek; and (4) whether defendants should recover the non-taxable costs they seek. Dockets.Justia.com
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