Yarovoy
Yarovoy v. Tesla Motors, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VADIM YAROVOY, Case No. 23-cv-04182-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
TESLA, INC, Re: Dkt. No. 22 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff moves for attorney’s fees and costs after accepting Tesla’s Rule 68 offer in this lemon law action. (Dkt. No. 24.) Plaintiff seeks $37,462.50 in total reimbursement, including $24,962.50 in attorney’s fees, $554.60 in costs and $12,500 for briefing this motion. (Dkt. No. 30 at 7.) After carefully considering the parties’ written submissions, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion. The Court awards Plaintiff $14,436.25 in fees and $554.60 in costs.3 BACKGROUND In June 2014, Vadim Yarovoy purchased a Tesla Model S for $80,766. (Dkt. No. 1-1 ¶ 3.) The vehicle suffered “serious nonconformities” and underwent a dozen repair visits. (Dkt. No. 1-1 ¶¶ 11-12.) Tesla “repeatedly failed to repair the Vehicle…