Erik Ghukasyan v. BMW of North America LLC

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8 United States District Court 9 Central District of California

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11 ERIK GHUKASYAN, Case № 2:18-CV-09371-ODW (ASx)

12 Plaintiff,

AMENDED ORDER DENYING

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MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES,

14 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, et PARALEGAL FEES, AND COSTS 15 al., [41]

Defendants. 16

17 18 I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND 19 Plaintiff Erik Ghukasyan initiated this action under the Song-Beverly Consumer 20 Warranty Act (“Song-Beverly”) against Defendant BMW of North America 21 (“BMWNA”). (See Notice of Removal (“Notice”) Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1-1.) 22 BMWNA made an offer of judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (“Rule”) 68, which Ghukasyan accepted. (Rule 68 Offer, ECF No. 20; Rule 68 Offer 24 & Acceptance (“Rule 68 O&A”), ECF No. 21.) Accordingly, on October 8, 2019, the 25 Court entered Judgment pursuant to the terms of the accepted Rule 68 Offer. (See J., 26 ECF No. 30.) Nearly one year later, on October 5, 2020, Ghukasyan filed the present 27 motion for fees and costs pursuant to California Civil Code…