2 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁don ated ▁to ▁music ▁industry ▁persons ▁in ▁need . ▁After ▁three ▁tri als ▁and ▁multiple ▁appe als , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁of ▁which ▁stat ut ory ▁dam ages ▁awarded ▁were ▁$ 1 , 9 2 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁refused ▁to ▁hear ▁Thomas ' s ▁case ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Thomas ▁maintain s ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁impossible ▁for ▁the ▁R I AA ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁$ 2 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁fee ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁in ability ▁to ▁pay . ▁ ▁Award ing ▁of ▁costs ▁to ▁prev ail ing ▁parties ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Front ier ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union , ▁Public ▁Cit izen , ▁the ▁A CL U ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Law ▁L ibr aries ▁submitted ▁an ▁am icus ▁cur iae ▁brief ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁motion ▁for ▁att or ne ys ▁fe es ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁Deb or ah ▁F oster ▁in ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁v . ▁Deb bie ▁F oster , ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁Oklahoma , ▁request ing ▁that ▁att orney ' s ▁fe es ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁def endant ▁and ▁alleg ing ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁in ade qu ate ▁investigation ▁and ▁ab us ive ▁legal ▁practices ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA . ▁The ▁R I AA ▁asked ▁the ▁Court ▁not ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁am icus ▁cur