Doran

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES

Presently before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. Having carefully considered the arguments of the parties and the papers submitted, the Court hereby GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, but with certain reductions.

BACKGROUND

This case concerns an application by plaintiffs for an award of statutory attorneys’ fees, costs, and litigation expenses, incurred in prosecuting a civil rights action under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 , et seq., the California Disabled Persons Act, Cal. Civ.Code § 54, et seq., the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ.Code § § 51 and 51.5, and the Unfair Competition Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 17200, et seq. Defendant, Corte Madera Inn Best Western, does not dispute plaintiffs’ right to attorneys’ fees and costs in this litigation. Instead, defendants oppose the motion on the basis that the amounts sought — $29,884.68—are excessive and unreasonable.

The underlying facts of this litigation involve plaintiff Jerry Doran, paralyzed from the chest down. Doran is a well-known disability rights activist who has filed at least 73 ADA cases with his…