No. 24-321

King for Congress v. Laney Griner, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: attorneys-fees copyright-law de-forest-test implied-license marek-decision rule-68
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Copyright Patent Trademark
Latest Conference: 2025-01-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Fed.R.Civ.P. 68 allow a non-prevailing judgment-defendant to recover attorneys' fees under this Court's Marek decision pursuant to Copyright Law, which simultaneously defines attorneys' fees as costs and awards costs to the prevailing party?

2. Does an implied license test that requires an arms-length agreement between the copyright owner and the potential licensee conflict with the implied license test fashioned by this Court in De Forest?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a non-prevailing judgment-defendant can recover attorneys' fees under Rule 68 and Marek in a copyright case where attorneys' fees are defined as costs

Docket Entries

2025-01-21
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-12
Brief of Laney Griner, et al. in opposition submitted.
2024-12-12
2024-11-12
Response Requested. (Due December 12, 2024)
2024-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-09-05

Attorneys

King for Congress, et al.
Patrick Michael McSweeneyMcSweeney, Cynkar & Kachouroff, PLLC, Petitioner
Laney Griner, et al.
Stephen Michael DonigerDoniger / Burroughs, Respondent