Celestine

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY CELESTINE, ) Case No.: 2:17-cv-0597 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ) MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS v. ) ) (Doc. 101) FCA US LLC, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) )

Larry Celestine asserts that FCA US LLC is liable for violations of the Song-Beverly act and fraudulent inducement under California law. The parties settled the underlying claims, and Plaintiff now seeks an award of attorney fees and costs. (Doc. 101) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED in part, in the modified amount of $22,585.35. I. Background Plaintiff purchased a new 2012 Dodge Durango on April 12, 2012. (Doc. 1-1 at 4, ¶ 9) According to Plaintiff, the vehicle “was delivered to [him] with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty[,] and developed other serious defects and nonconformities to warrant including, but not limited to a defective…