Tentative ruling issued by Judge Laura A. Seigle or Elizabeth Allen White on Jul. 02, 2020 in Los Angeles County, CA - Case no: xxxxx191

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS

On July 9, 2019, plaintiffs Evelyn Huerta and Lydia Zamarano (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) settled this case, which alleged breach of warranty under the Song-Beverly Warranty Act. Under the settlement, which occurred under Code of Civil Procedure section 998, Plaintiff is the prevailing party, and Defendant agreed to pay Plaintiffs’ reasonable costs, expenses, and attorney fees. (Barry Decl., Ex. 3.) On April 7, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a motion for attorney fees.

As the prevailing parties, Plaintiffs are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees. (Civil Code § 1794, subd. (d).) California courts apply the “lodestar” approach to determine what fees are reasonable. (See, e.g., Holguin v. DISH Network LLC (2014) 229 Cal.App.4th 1310, 1332.) This inquiry “begins with the ‘lodestar,’ i.e., the number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by the reasonable hourly ….....