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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CALEB AVERY T’BEAR, Case No.17-cv-00796-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION

9 v. FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

10 BARRY FORMAN, Re: Dkt. No. 246 Defendant. 11

12 Plaintiff Caleb Avery t’Bear sued Defendant Barry Forman in California state court for 13 breach of fiduciary duty, declaratory relief, and an accounting arising out of a failed business 14 venture.1 (Dkt. No. 1-1.)2 Defendant removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 15 1441(b), based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 4.) Defendant 16 subsequently brought counterclaims for breach of loan agreements, rescission, and in the 17 alternative, equitable relief. (Dkt. No. 84.) Following the parties’ cross motions for summary 18 judgment, and a bench trial on the remaining counterclaim, the Court entered judgment in favor of 19 Defendant and against Plaintiff on all claims and counterclaims. (Dkt. No. 240.) Now pending 20 before the Court is…