Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-28 17:01:11.582038+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                             For the Eighth Circuit
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                                 No. 23-2730
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                             Joe Hand Promotions, Inc.

                         lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

                                            v.

Cantina El Sol LLC, doing business as Don Gaby's Sports Bar; Jose Manuel Alferes

                      lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellants
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                     Appeal from United States District Court
                       for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
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                          Submitted: December 20, 2023
                            Filed: December 28, 2023
                                 [Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Cantina El Sol LLC and Jose Alferes appeal the district court’s1 order granting
attorney’s fees and costs in this action brought by Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. (JHP)

      1
      The Honorable Brian C. Buescher, United States District Judge for the District
of Nebraska.
under 47 U.S.C. § 553(c) (civil action for unauthorized reception of cable service).
After careful consideration of the record and the arguments on appeal, we conclude
that the district court did not abuse its discretion in considering JHP’s untimely
declaration in support of its motion for attorney’s fees and costs, see Huggins v.
FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., 592 F.3d 853, 856 (8th Cir. 2010) (ruling to accept
untimely materials due to excusable neglect reviewed for abuse of discretion); or in
granting JHP’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs, see Wheeler v. Mo. Highway &
Transp. Comm’n, 348 F.3d 744, 754 (8th Cir. 2003) (reviewing award of attorney
fees for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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