Nicole Juarez Zelaya v. City of Los Angeles

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 NICOLE JUAREZ ZELAYA, Case № 2:20-cv-08382-ODW (MAAx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v.

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

14 CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., [137]

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On October 13, 2023, the jury in this matter returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff 19 Nicole Juarez Zelaya and against Defendants Dustin Richmond, Joseph Hunt, and the 20 City of Los Angeles, on Zelaya’s claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Verdict 1–3, 21 ECF No. 121.) The jury awarded Zelaya $13.5 million in damages. (Id. at 4.) Zelaya 22 now requests her attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, in the amount of 23 $766,097. (Mot. Fees (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 137.) The parties are familiar 24 with the facts, which may be found in the Court’s Order Denying Defendants’ Motion 25 for a New Trial. (See Order Den. Defs.’ Mot. New Trial 2–3, ECF No. 160.) For the 26 reasons below, the Court GRANTS IN PART Zelaya’s Motion.1

28 1 Having…