Joint Stock Company "Channel One Russia Worldwide" v. Russian TV Company Inc.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:18-cv-02318
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Channel One Russia Worldwide v. Russian TV Company, Judge Schofield awarded $450,758 in attorney’s fees and no costs.
The order awarded Joint Stock Company “Channel One Russia Worldwide” $450,758 in attorney’s fees and no costs, affecting the plaintiff and the defendants against whom the fee request was made.
What happened
Joint Stock Company “Channel One Russia Worldwide” sought attorney’s fees and expenses after prevailing on its claim that the defendants illegally rebroadcast its television programming in violation of federal law.
The company requested $1,072,370 under the Federal Communications Act. Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses recommended awarding $450,758 in fees and no costs. No party filed a timely objection to that recommendation.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield found no clear error, adopted the recommendation in full, and awarded the plaintiff $450,758 in attorney’s fees and no costs.
The detailed version
- Joint Stock Company "Channel One Russia Worldwide" v. Russian TV Company Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-02318
- Lorna Schofield
- Feb. 29, 2024
Background
The plaintiff sought $1,072,370 in attorney’s fees and expenses under 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(3)(B)(iii). The request followed the plaintiff’s success on its claim that the defendants violated § 605(a) of the Federal Communications Act by illegally rebroadcasting the plaintiff’s television programming.
The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses. On January 31, 2024, Judge Moses issued a Report and Recommendation recommending an award of $450,758 in attorney’s fees and no costs. The deadline for objections was fourteen days after service of the report, and no timely objections were filed.
Court’s Review and Ruling
When no timely objection is filed to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the district court reviews the record for clear error. Judge Lorna G. Schofield found no clear error in Judge Moses’s recommendations and adopted the report in full.
The court ordered and adjudged that the plaintiff receive $450,758 in attorney’s fees under 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(3)(B) and no costs.
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