Motion for attorney fees and costs
SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 10 Honorable Jeffrey B. El-Hajj Blanca Than, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: 408-882-2210
DATE: June 11, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. / 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, call (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. Make sure to let the other side know before 4:00 P.M. that you plan to contest the ruling. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1); Local Rule 8.D.)
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9:00 A.M. LINE # CASE # CASE TITLE RULING Line 1 25CV479669 Daniel Scholl v. Click LINE 1 or scroll down for ruling. Amiel Wade et al.
Line 2 21CV375921 Yen Lucero v. Ha Plaintiff’s “Emergency Motion for Contempt and Sanctions” against Dao et al. defendant Ha Dao. Notice is not proper. There is no proof of service. Defendant also filed a notice of bankruptcy stay on March 27, 2026, which stays all proceedings in this case until those proceedings are complete. Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The court will prepare the order.
Line 3 24CV444866 Itria Ventures Plaintiff Itria Ventures LLC’s motion for attorney fees and costs against LLC v. Anthony defendant Anthony Murga, Jr. Notice is proper and the motion is Murga, Jr. unopposed.
The parties signed a settlement agreement in 2024, under which defendant and other entities agreed to pay plaintiff $310,000. (Exh. A to Takenouchi dec. ISO fee motion, ¶ 1(a).) That agreement has an attorney fee clause. (Id., ¶ 9.) Plaintiff sued defendant to enforce the agreement. The court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in August 2025.
Plaintiff is entitled to reasonable attorney fees under the settlement agreement. (Civ. Code, § 1717.) Plaintiff requests $11,902.50 in attorney and paralegal fees, consisting of 42.4 hours of attorney time and 0.8 hours of paralegal time. The court finds that time reasonably spent, based on its review of the chart summarizing attorney work attached as exhibit 1 to the Takenouchi declaration. The court further finds the attorneys’ rates, which range from $275 to $300 per hour, to be well within the range of attorney fee rates for attorneys with similar experience.
Plaintiff separately filed a memorandum of costs, seeking $1,624.08. Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded $11,902.50 in attorney fees and $1,624.08 in costs. The court will prepare the order.
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