· 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
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- 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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