Planet Aid, Inc. v. Reveal, Center for Investigative Reporting

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PLANET AID, INC., et al., Case No. 17-cv-03695-MMC Plaintiffs,

ORDER DEFERRING RULING ON

v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

REVEAL, CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Before the Court is defendants Reveal, Center for Investigative Reporting, Matt Smith, and Amy Walters’ “Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs,” filed May 6, 2021. Plaintiffs Planet Aid, Inc. and Lisbeth Thomsen have filed opposition, to which defendants have replied, after which, with leave of Court, plaintiffs filed a surreply. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 On August 25, 2016, plaintiffs filed the instant action, alleging defendants published false and defamatory statements about plaintiffs. On July 2, 2018, defendants filed a “Special Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’ Complaint,” seeking an order dismissing the operative complaint…