Martinez De Maldonado v. I.C. System, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEYSE MARTINEZ DE MALDONADO, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-0186 JLT BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING IN v. ) PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS I.C. SYSTEM, INC., ) ) (Docs. 11, 20) Defendant. ) )

Deyse Martinez de Maldanado sought to hold I.C. System, Inc., liable for violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1280, et. seq. (See Doc. 1-3 at 4-7.) Plaintiff accepted Defendant’s offer of judgment, which included a provision for “reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in an amount either agreed by the parties or determined by the Court.” (Doc. 9 at 2; see also id. at 6.) Plaintiff now moves for fees and costs. (Doc. 11.) The assigned magistrate judge found the hourly rates requested for work in this action exceeded those typically awarded in the…