Stanfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEREMY STANFIELD, Plaintiff, No. C 20-7000 WHA

v.

ORDER GRANTING

TAWKIFY, INC., ATTORNEY’S FEES

AND COSTS

Defendant.

16 This order follows full briefing and a telephonic hearing on defendant’s motion for 17 attorney’s fees and costs. 18 The Dating Services Contract Act, California Civil Code Section 1694.4, subdivision (c), 19 provides:

Any buyer injured by a violation of this chapter may bring an action for the recovery of damages in a court of competent jurisdiction. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed. Reasonable attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party. (emphasis added). Section 1694.4 grants discretion to courts to determine the extent to which attorney’s fees should be awarded to the prevailing party. See Jankey v. Lee, 55 Cal. 4th 1038, 1046 (2012). The definition of “prevailing party” in California Civil Code Section 1032(a)(4) …