Patty

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID JOHN PATTY, et al., No. 2:16-cv-01332-MCE-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER FCA US LLC, Defendant. 16 17 Through this “lemon-law” action, Plaintiffs David John Patty and Sheila Renee Kirchner (“Plaintiffs”) sought redress from FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) for breach of warranty as to Plaintiffs’ $36,360.04 purchase of a 2013 Dodge Journey. The matter originated in the Sacramento County Superior Court and was removed here on June 16, 2016. In October 2016, prior to commencing discovery, Defendant served Plaintiffs with an Offer of Judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 (“Rule 68 Offer”) for $90,000. Plaintiffs rejected that offer, but eventually accepted an amended Rule 68 offer (“Amended Rule 68 Offer”) extended in May 2018 for $99,000. Plaintiffs filed a Bill of Costs (ECF No. 33) and moved to recover attorneys’ fees (ECF No. 34), which requests 27 1 Prior to removal, Defendant extended a $40,000 settlement offer to Plaintiffs…