Pirri v. Cheek, No. 20-1959 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2021)

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Alfred Pirri, Jr., appeals a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York awarding Defendants Lori Cheek and Cheek’d, Inc., (collec- tively, Defendants) attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and holding Mr. Pirri’s counsel, Steven R. Fairchild, liable for those fees. Pirri v. Cheek , No. 1:19- cv-180, 2020 WL 2520593 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2020) (District Court Op.). De- fendants move for appellate attorneys’ fees and double costs under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.