Antoninetti
Antoninetti v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Moskowitz, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES & COSTS
On December 2, 2013, Plaintiffs filed a motion seeking attorneys’ fees and costs of $1,671,197.27, plus fees incurred in litigating this motion. (Docs. 183, 207.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
I.BACKGROUND
The parties are familiar with the facts of the case. 1 Due to the unique procedural posture of this motion, however, it bears noting that:
1. Maurizio Antoninetti filed a lawsuit against Defendant in August 2005. Antoninetti v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 05-cv-1660. In that case, Mr. Antoni-netti alleged injury arising from visits to two of Defendant’s restaurants whose serving area layout violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) as well as California’s disability access laws.
2. This case was filed on December 6, 2006, as a six-count class action alleging the same facts. Antoninetti et. al. v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 06-cv-2671. Discovery in the two pending cases proceeded jointly.
3. On May 7, 2008, in the Central District of California, a second class…