Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_12-cv-01004/USCOURTS-caed-2_12-cv-01004-16/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADVANCED STEEL RECOVERY, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

X-BODY EQUIPMENT, INC. and 

JEWELL ATTACHMENTS, LLC,

Defendants.

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

No. 2:12-cv-01004-GEB-DAD

ORDER DENYING ATTORNEY’S FEES 

MOTION

Defendants and Counterclaimants X-Body Equipment, Inc. 

and Jewell Attachments, LLC move for an award of attorney’s fees 

and costs under 35 U.S.C. § 285. (Mot. for Att’y Fees, ECF No. 

87.) This statute prescribes that “[t]he court in exceptional 

cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing 

party.” 

[A]n “exceptional” case is . . . one that 

stands out from others with respect to the 

substantive strength of a party’s litigating 

position (considering both the governing law 

and the facts of the case) or the 

unreasonable manner in which the case was 

litigated. District courts may determine 

whether a case is “exceptional” in the caseby-case exercise of their discretion, 

considering the totality of the 

circumstances.

Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 

Case 2:12-cv-01004-GEB-DAD Document 95 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

1749, 1756 (2014). 

The moving parties have not satisfied this standard; 

therefore, the motion is denied.

Dated: January 29, 2015

Case 2:12-cv-01004-GEB-DAD Document 95 Filed 01/29/15 Page 2 of 2