Wayne Hoehn beat Righthaven so badly that the Las Vegas-based copyright troll lost its copyright infringement case on fair use grounds—and had to pay Hoehn's lawyers at the Randazza Legal Group $34,045.50 in attorney's fees. But Righthaven, which has been squeezing settlements from bloggers and random forum users for more than a year, hasn't paid up. Now, Marc Randazza and his team want the US Marshals to seize Righthaven's bank accounts and property.
After the judge awarded the $34,045.50, Righthaven asked for a stay, which the judge has not yet granted. It has also appealed the case, and Hoehn's lawyers say that all this work has already added another $14,000 to their legal bills. They also expect to ring up another $100,000 in the future to oppose Righthaven's appeal of the case. Instead of the original $34,045.50, then, Randazza Legal Group now wants a bond for $148,045 from Righthaven.
Righthaven has already missed its September 14 payment date, so last night Hoehn's legal team filed for a "writ of execution" with the Nevada federal court handling the case. "The Court is entitled to authorize the U.S. Marshals to execute Hoehn’s judgment through seizure of Righthaven’s bank accounts, real and personal property, and intangible intellectual property rights for levy, lien, auction or other treatment appropriate for satisfaction of Hoehn’s judgment," says the filing.
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