Lenk v. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
- Beth Freeman
- 5:20-cv-08094
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Lenk v. Monolithic Power Systems, Judge Freeman granted the defendant’s request to enter an amended judgment including attorneys’ fees and costs.
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. received an amended judgment incorporating a post-judgment award of attorneys’ fees and costs; Kenneth Lawrence Lenk did not oppose the request by the deadline.
What happened
In Lenk v. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., the court had entered judgment for Monolithic Power Systems on November 10, 2021.
The defendant later asked the court to enter an amended judgment incorporating a post-judgment award of attorneys’ fees and costs. The court requested additional briefing about its authority to do so, and the plaintiff did not oppose the request by the November 4, 2022 deadline.
Judge Beth Labson Freeman found that the court had authority to enter the amended judgment and granted the defendant’s request. The amended judgment was to be entered immediately after the order was filed.
The detailed version
- Lenk v. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. · No. 5:20-cv-08094
- Beth Freeman
- Nov. 8, 2022
Background
The court entered judgment for Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. on November 10, 2021. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the basis for that judgment.
Request for an Amended Judgment
On October 12, 2022, Monolithic Power Systems filed a proposed amended judgment. The proposed judgment incorporated a post-judgment award of attorneys’ fees and costs. The court then directed the defendant to provide additional briefing on whether the court had authority to enter an amended judgment and gave the plaintiff fourteen days after that filing to oppose the request.
The defendant filed its additional brief on October 21, 2022, citing cases in which courts had issued amended judgments to include post-judgment awards of attorneys’ fees. The plaintiff did not file an opposition, and the deadline expired on November 4, 2022.
Ruling
Judge Beth Labson Freeman concluded that the court had authority to enter the requested amended judgment. The court granted the defendant’s request for entry of an amended judgment and stated that the amended judgment would be entered immediately after the order was filed. The opinion does not state the amount of the attorneys’ fees or costs.
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