Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
PLACER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT FRIDAY, CIVIL LAW AND MOTION DEPARTMENT 1 COMMISSIONER CHRISTINE S. DEHR TENTATIVE RULINGS FOR AUGUST 14, 2026 AT 8:30 A.M.
14. S-CV-0054789 WEBB, JORDAN v. GENERAL MOTORS
NOTE: If oral argument is requested in this case, it shall be heard on AUGUST 18, 2026 AT 2:30 P.M. in DEPARTMENT 1.
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
The motion is granted.
The court has carefully considered the number of hours expended by counsel along with the hourly rates for comparable work within Placer County and awards $11,767.50 broken down as follows:
NAME RATE HOURS TOTAL Tim Whelan $425/hr 5.9 $02,507.50 A. Valitskaya $400/hr 17.9 $07,160.00 I. Gonzalez $375/hr 5.6 $02,100.00 TOTAL 29.4 $11,767.50
The court has carefully considered the issues presented in the case; the nature and extent the litigation precluded other employment for counsel; and the contingent nature of any fee award and declines to apply either a positive or negative multiplier. (Mikhaeilpoor v. BMW of North America, LLC (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th 240, 247-248.)
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