Boshyan v. Regi Rent a Car

20% of his total time was spent on defending against harassment and privacy issues/claims. [Id. P.P. 11-12.] This represents a total reduction of 45.8 hours.

While these estimates may serve as a baseline for determining a reasonable apportionment given the dearth of evidence presented, the Court does not adopt them. Instead, the Court elects to exercise its discretion to assign a "reasonable percentage to the entries." (Bell v. Vista Unified School Dist. (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 672, 689.) The Court assigns that 30% of the expended hours were spent on non-recoverable claims and issues and applies this to all entries. This percentage is reasonable given the allegations in the complaint, the deposition of Ricardo Lopez, the requests for admission served on Defendants, and the existence of some overlap between claims.

In addition to habitability issues, Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint unlawful rent increases, harassment, unlawful entries onto the property, and surveillance of Plaintiffs and photographs taken of their children. Considerable time was spent during Ricardo Lopez's deposition on many of these issues and the requests for admission directed multiple requests on these topics. [See generally Compl.; Nicholson Decl. P.P. 4-5, Exs. B-C.] Defense counsel's assertion that all work regarding the alleged unlawful entries involved habitability issues is also unsupported.

Reducing the remaining 205 hours by 30% results in 143.5 hours of compensable time. Multiplying the hours by the $500 hourly rate produces a total fee award of $71,750. Defendants' motion is thus granted, and they are awarded $71,750 in fees. Because the amount of fees exceeds $5,000, the order is immediately appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 904.1, subd. (a)(12); Doe v. Luster (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 139, 146.) Defendants to give notice.

Date: 8-20-26 Case #: 24STCV16303 Trial Date: 2-1-27 MINOR'S COMPROMISE MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff, Armine Boshyan RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed/Defendants, Regi Rent a Car and Natalya Vasilyevna Dzhafarova RELIEF REQUESTED Minor's Compromise SUMMARY OF ACTION On June 28, 2024, Plaintiffs Armine Boshyan and Hovannes Bekarian, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem Armine Boshyan, filed the instant negligence action against Defendants Natalya Vasilyevna Dzhafarova and Regi Rent a Car following a car accident.

RULING: Granted. Plaintiff Armine Boshyan submits a petition for approval for minor's compromise on behalf of 14-year-old Hovannes Bekarian. The petition indicates a settlement of $30,000 with Defendant Regi Rent a Car. The settlement amount is subject to $10,000 in attorney fees and $650 in medical expenses to be paid to providers, resulting in a net deposit of $19,350.

The Court accepts counsel's representation regarding challenges in investigating the minor's claims and finds the requested attorney fees reasonable in light of counsel's experience and the contingent nature of the representation (see generally Attachment 13a). The Court notes that item 14 of the petition requires "proofs of the fees and expenses incurred and the payments made or obligations to pay incurred" but no such attachments are included for the medical expenses. The amount of fees and net deposit in the proposed orders approving compromise and deposit of funds in blocked account also do not match the amounts listed in the petition.

Plaintiff is to provide the requisite attachments and revised proposed orders at or before the hearing. The Court otherwise approves the petition. The minor's $19,350 net balance to be deposited into the identified depository (Attachment 18b(2)). Plaintiff to give notice. Case Number: 25STCV29057 Hearing Date: August 20, 2026 Dept: 617 Dept. 617