Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL CORTEZ MARTINEZ, et al., No. 1:18-cv-01607-NONE-JLT Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

v. FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS, AND

EXPENSES

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, (Doc. Nos. 24, 25) Defendant. 16 In November 2018, defendant Ford Motor Company removed this lemon law1 action from the Kern County Superior Court to this federal court. (Doc. No. 1.) This action arose from plaintiffs Paul and Estella Martinez’s purchase, for $26,093.92, of a 2010 Ford Escape manufactured by defendant which subsequently developed “serious defects and nonconformities to warranty.” (Doc. Nos. 1-1 ¶¶ 8–9, 13; 30-1 ¶ 3.) After defendant failed to properly repair the vehicle, plaintiffs brought this lemon law action under California law to recover damages for the defects. (Doc. No. 1-1 ¶¶ 15–55.) Approximately a year after the case was removed to this court, the parties filed a joint notice of settlement agreeing to…