Facebook awarded $75,776 in legal fees in Paul Ceglia case Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveils new features for the social network last year. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg By Andrea Chang February 14, 2012, 4:27 p.m. Facebook Inc. was awarded $75,776 in legal fees from a New York man who claims he's entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social network. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio in Buffalo, N.Y., ordered Paul Ceglia to pay the fees after ruling that he violated a pretrial discovery order and failed to turn over email account information. The fee comes on top of an earlier $5,000 fine by the judge. Last month, Foschio said Ceglia must reimburse Facebook for legal fees it incurred in trying to get him to comply with a court order in the partnership dispute. Ceglia protested against the "stratospheric" legal fees charged by Facebook's lawyers. In a long-running dispute, Facebook and Zuckerberg have denounced Ceglia's claims that he and Zuckerberg signed a 2003 contract that gives him an ownership stake in Facebook. The Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant this month filed for its IPO. Facebook says Paul Ceglia should be ordered to pay attorney fees Federal judge orders Paul Ceglia to pay fine in Facebook case Facebook alleges 'shakedown,' wants Paul Ceglia lawsuit dismissed