Sundby
Sundby v. Marquee Funding Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DALE SUNDBY, Trustee, Case No.: 19-cv-390-GPC-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES
MARQUEE FUNDING GROUP, INC. et [ECF No. 265] al., 15 Defendants. 16 Before the Court is Defendant Marquee Funding Group, Inc.’s (“MFG”) Motion for Attorney’s Fees (“Motion”). Specifically, MFG requests $109,335 in attorney’s fees plus such additional amount to prosecute the Motion. Upon considering the moving papers and the case record, the Court DENIES MFG’s Motion.1 21 22 23 1 Even though the case is under appeal, this Court has jurisdiction to decide the matter. “A ‘district court retain[s] the power to award attorney’s fees after the notice of appeal from [its] decision on the merits [has] been filed.’” Edwards v. Vemma Nutrition, 835 F. 25 App’x 174, 176 (9th Cir. 2020) (alterations in original) (quoting Masalosalo by Masalosalo v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 718 F.2d 955, 957 (9th Cir. 1983)). See generally Bennett Evan Cooper,…