Mealey's (January 19, 2017, 11:43 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California magistrate judge erred in not awarding attorney fees to the defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets case because the defendant was the prevailing party and the plaintiff’s claims were barred by the contract between the parties, the defendant-appellee maintains in a Jan. 18 brief to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (GSI Technology Inc. v. United Memories Inc., et al., Nos. 15-17536 and 16-16075, 9th Cir.)....