The case followed its course, but problems arose when Plaintiff's counsel filed a motion to withdraw as attorney claiming irreconcilable differences with her client. In December 2015, the Court denied a motion to consolidate the two cases. Plaintiff also alleged breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Three months later, Plaintiff filed this case seeking to annul the settlement agreement, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. But in June 2015, Defendant Pina sought an injunction to enforce the agreement. Two years later, the parties entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement and the case was dismissed with prejudice. The facts giving rise to this case originate in 2011, when one of the co-defendants in this case, Rafael Pina-Nieves, sued Plaintiff for breach of contract and copyright infringement. For the reasons discussed below, Defendants' motion for attorneys' fees is DENIED. Defendants submit three bases for attorneys' fees: (1) the Copyright Act of 1976, (2) vexatious litigation under the Court's inherent powers, and (3) obstinate litigation under Puerto Rico Civil Procedure Rule 44.1(d). In its order granting this motion, the Court ordered the parties to file motions for attorneys' fees. Ultimately, Plaintiff filed a motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice. Plaintiff Tony Feliciano-Rivera, a/k/a/ `Tony Dize' ('Plaintiff') sued Rafael Pina-Nieves, Juan Luis Morera-Luna, a/k/a `Wisin', and Llandel Veguilla-Malave, a/k/a `Yandel', their conjugal partnerships, and business corporations ('Defendants') for copyright infringement, breach of contract, annulment of a settlement agreement, and unjust enrichment.

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