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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JASON EARLY, et al., No. 2:16-cv-00740-DAD-DB 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

14 KEYSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP, FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS LLC, et al., 15 (Doc. Nos. 134, 182) Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the court on the motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs 18 filed by plaintiff Sarah Early. (Doc. No. 182.) On February 22, 2024, the pending motion was 19 taken under submission to be decided on the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (Doc. 20 No. 185.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant in part and deny in part plaintiff’s 21 motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. 22 BACKGROUND 23 On April 10, 2016, plaintiff Jason Early, as guardian ad litem for plaintiff S.E.1 (his then- 24 sixteen-year-old daughter), filed the complaint initiating this action against her employer alleging 25

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