Legal Opinion
June Roth v. Ilene Pritikin, as of the Estate of Nathan Pritikin, and Patrick M. McGrady
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 1986No. 225, Docket 85-7515PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Victorious in their defense of Roth’s allegations of contract and copyright violations, defendants moved for an award of attorneys’ fees. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, granted defendants’ motions and awarded defendant Pritikin $19,885 and defendant McGrady $10,602. Because the standard for awarding attorneys’ fees in a copyright action has not been satisfied here, we hold that the district court abused its discretion in awarding fees under 17 U.S.C. § 116 and, therefore, reverse those awards.…
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