District Court, S.D. California July 19, 2002, 3:99-cv-01095 (Metabolife International, Inc. v. Wornick)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT GEORGE BLACKBURN’S APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

RHOADES, District Judge.

I. Overview

The Court dismissed Defendant George Blackburn from this case on November 17, 1999. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal on September 5, 2001. Blackburn applied for attorney fees and costs pursuant to subsection c of the anti-SLAPP statute, California Civil Procedure Code § 425.