BFS Group, LLC v. ARC.CITY, INC.
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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 BFS Group, LLC, Case No. 2:22-cv-03779-ODW (AJRx) Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v.
ATTORNEYS’ FEES, NONTAXABLE
14 ARC.CITY, INC., COSTS, AND SANCTIONS Defendant. WITHOUT PREJUDICE [99] 16 Following the Court’s entry of partial judgment, ordering final judgment in 18 favor of Plaintiff BFS Group, LLC and against Defendant Arc.City, Inc., (ECF 19 No. 97), BFS moved for attorneys’ fees, nontaxable costs, and sanctions (“Motion”), 20 (Mot., ECF No. 99). Before any further briefing on the Motion, Arc.City appealed the 21 judgment to the Ninth Circuit. (Notice Appeal, ECF No. 103.) When an appeal on the merits is filed, a district court has discretion to rule on a 23 claim for fees, defer its ruling on the motion, or deny the motion without prejudice 24 and direct a new filing period for filing after the claim has been resolved. Fed. R. Civ. 25 P. 54(d)(2), Advisory Committee Notes (1993 Amendment); Dufour v. Allen, 26 No. 2:14-cv-05616 CAS (SSx), 2015 WL 12819170,…