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· 2/20/2008

Riviera Distributors, Inc. v. Jones

Citations

  • 517 F.3d 926
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 3498
  • 2008 WL 441762

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the copyright defendant prevailed because the court granted the plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal
  • holding that the copyright defendant prevailed because the court granted the plaintiff’s motion for voluntary dismissal
  • explaining that a prevailing party in copyright litigation is \presumptively entitled to reimbursement of its attorneys' fees\
  • explaining that a prevailing party in copyright litigation is “presump‐ tively entitled to reimbursement of its attorneys’ fees”
  • holding voluntary dismissal with prejudice of copyright claims confers prevailing party status on defendants under Buckhannon
  • holding defendants are the prevailing party when a suit is dismissed “on the plaintiff's own motion”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Ripple, Kanne

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