Keith Griego v. Otis Jackson, Jr.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 KEITH GRIEGO, Case No. 2:24-cv-03260-ODW (PVCx) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

14 OTIS JACKSON, JR. et al., AND COSTS WITHOUT PREJUDICE Defendants. [63] 16 17 Following the Court’s entry of judgment, (ECF No. 56), Plaintiff Keith Griego 19 appealed to the Ninth Circuit, (ECF No. 59). Defendants Rapp Cats LLC now moves 20 to recover their attorneys’ fees. (Mot. Att’y Fees (“Mot”), ECF No. 63.) When an appeal on the merits is filed, a district court has discretion to rule on a 22 claim for fees, defer its ruling on the motion, or deny the motion without prejudice 23 and direct a new filing period for filing after the claim has been resolved. Fed. R. Civ. 24 P. 54(d)(2), Advisory Committee Notes (1993 Amendment); Dufour v. Allen, 25 No. 2:14-cv-5616 CAS (SSx), 2015 WL 12819170, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2015) 26 (“[A] district court has the discretion to defer consideration of an attorneys’ fee 27 motion until…