Meeks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARL MEEKS, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-0761 JLT CDB ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ) MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES, COSTS, AND v. ) EXPENSES ) (Doc. 59) FCA US LLC, et al., ) ) ORDER TERMINATING THE BILL OF COSTS Defendants. ) AS MOOT ) (Doc. 58)

Carl Meeks asserted that his Dodge Ram 1500—which was manufactured and/or distributed by FCA US LLC—was defective and required multiple repairs. He sought to hold FCA liable for violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warrant Act and breach of the implied warranty of merchantability. (Doc. 1.) The parties settled the underlying claims, and Meeks now seeks an award of attorney fees and costs. (Doc. 59.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED in part, in the modified amount of $19,364.50. I. Background and Allegations Meeks alleges that he purchased a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 “primarily for family or household purposes.” (Doc. 1 at 3, ¶…