Lichtenegger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9

APPLIED UNDERWRITERS,

INC., a Nebraska corporation, No. 2:15-cv-02445-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER

LARRY J. LICHTENEGGER, J. DALE

DEBBER, both Individuals, and PROVIDENCE PUBLICATIONS, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendants. 18 This matter is before the Court on Defendants Providence Publications, LLC (“Providence”), Larry J. Lichtenegger, and J. Dale Debber’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Attorney Fees. (ECF No. 37.) Plaintiff Applied Underwriters, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed an Opposition on November 2, 2017. (ECF No. 45.) Defendants filed a Reply on November 9, 2017. (ECF No. 47.) For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is DENIED. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Defendant Providence is a local publisher that provides news, information, investigative journalism, and educational seminars to a market of insurance brokers and carriers interested in…