Ruthee Goldkorn v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

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669 F. App'x 920
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 26, 201614-56730California312 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Appellant Ruthee Goldkorn appeals the district court’s order granting in part and denying in part her motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. Her appeal follows a global settlement agreement in fifteen consolidad ed actions brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Unruh Act against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C §§ 1331 and 1367, and we affirm.

We review the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees and costs for abuse of discretion, Native Vill. of Venetie IRA Council v. Alaska, 155 F.3d 1150 , 1151 (9th Cir. 1998), and “must affirm unless the district court applied the wrong legal standard or its findings of fact were illogical, implausible, or without support in the record,” Rodriguez v. Disner, 688 F.3d 645, 653 (9th Cir. 2012).

We are satisfied that the district court did not abuse its discretion. The district court correctly applied the lodestar method to determine a reasonable fee award. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 , 103 S.Ct. 1933 , 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983); Camacho v. Bridgeport Fin., Inc., 523 F.3d 973, 978 (9th Cir. 2008); Gates v. Deukmejian, 987 F.2d 1392, 1397 (9th…

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