Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Center for Medical Progress

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PLANNED PARENTHOOD Case No. 16-cv-00236-WHO FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC., et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR AN INCREASED BOND v. Re: Dkt. No. 1157 CENTER FOR MEDICAL PROGRESS, et al., Defendants. 12 In June 2020, I ordered that defendants post a supersedeas bond in the amount of $600,000 to stay execution of plaintiffs’ $2,425,084 judgment pending defendants’ appeal. Dkt. No. 1093. In January 2021, I awarded plaintiffs $12,782,891.25 in attorney fees and $998,119.17 in non- statutory costs. Dkt. Nos. 1150, 1154. Plaintiffs now move for an order requiring that defendants increase the amount of the required supersedeas bond from $600,000 to $3,000,000. Dkt. No. 1157. A subset of the defendants oppose any increase. They argue that the request is an improper and unsupported motion for reconsideration because supersedeas bonds typically cover potential or actual fee awards, the prior bond…