LH

ORDER

Plaintiffs are a class of juvenile parolees who sued various state officials and agencies in order to obtain changes in parole revocation procedures. Upon the stipulation of the parties, the court awarded injunctive relief several months ago. Plaintiffs now seek attorney’s fees and costs. Also pending is plaintiffs’ motion for costs and fees associated with the magistrate judge’s May 14, 2008, 2008 WL 2073958 , discovery sanctions order. The court resolves the motions on the papers and after oral argument.

I. BACKGROUND

This action was filed on September 13, 2006 as a class action challenging the parole revocation process for juvenile parolees as violating due process and the mandates of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The action was brought after the court had on September 6, 2006, denied plaintiffs permission to amend their complaint in Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger, which addresses due process requirements of parole revocation proceedings in the adult parole system, to add allegations regarding the juvenile parole system.

In the, approximately, two years of the case, the parties engaged in significant motion practice. Defendants moved to dismiss and to require…