Pappas

I. BACKGROUND

24 This is a Lemon Law case. The Parties have already entered into a confidential 25 settlement agreement regarding compensation for Plaintiff and the Defendant’s buy-back 26 of the subject vehicle and the only matter presently disputed is attorney’s fees and costs. 27 28 This case was originally filed in California state court. Before removing the case to this Court, Defendants made an offer to buy back the vehicle from Plaintiff for the full purchase price, plus costs and fees already incurred, less a mileage offset. ECF No. 16-2. Plaintiff did not accept the offer. Seven weeks after this first offer, the Parties announced at the first ENE that they had reached a settlement. ECF No. 23. As part of the settlement, the Parties agreed to work out attorney’s fees and costs via good faith negotiation, but that if such negotiations failed, the Court could resolve the matter. Id. After negotiations on fees failed, this motion followed. Plaintiff seeks $48,947.80 in attorney fees and an additional $499 in costs. ECF No. 19, 11. II. LEGAL STANDARD “In diversity actions, federal courts look to…