SAN FRANCISCO HEALTH CARE AND REHAB, INC, A VS. HELPING HANDS HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE, INC ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery Calendar for Thursday, October 16, 2025, Line 6. PLAINTIFF SAN FRANCISCO HEALTH CARE AND REHAB, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION's Motion for Attorneys' Fees Of $19,900 (California Code Of Civil Procedure Section 664.6).

Plaintiff San Francisco Health Care and Rehab, Inc.'s unopposed motion for attorneys' fees is granted in part. SFHCR is awarded reasonable attorneys' fees of $13,000 against defendants Helping Hands Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc. and Warren Delfin to enforce the parties' settlement agreement.

Judge Van Aken's confirmed tentative ruling on the SFHCR's motion to enforce the settlement agreement contemplated granting some attorneys' fees to SFHCR. Based on my review of the motion to enforce settlement agreement and this motion for fees, I find that the claimed hourly rate of $650 for SFHCR's counsel is reasonable. However, I believe that the claimed number of hours is excessive for a simple collection matter involving relatively modest sums. Moreover, the billing records submitted by counsel for SFHCR contain numerous entries that are clerical in nature. The high end of a range of reasonable hours for a highly experienced attorney to have spent enforcing the settlement in this case is 20 hours.

I will sign the proposed order submitted by SFHCR on the motion to enforce settlement agreement. SFHCR shall also prepare a proposed order on the this motion and a proposed judgment in favor of SFHCR and against defendants Helping Hands Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc. and Warren Delfin in the amount of $13,150, which includes interest of $150 as sought by SFHCR.

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