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SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP, et al., Defendants.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees and costs (Dkt. No. 42). Having thoroughly considered the parties' briefing and the relevant record, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion for the reasons explained herein.
The ADA allows a district court, in its discretion, to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party. 42 U.S.C. § 12205. Similarly, Revised Code of Washington section 49.60.030(2) provides that a plaintiff prevailing under a WLAD claim is entitled to recover “the cost of suit including reasonable attorneys' fees.” See also Broyles v. Thurston County, 195 P.3d 985, 1004 (Wash.Ct.App. 2008) (“Successful plaintiffs under the WLAD are entitled to recover their attorney fees and costs incurred in pursuing their claims.”).
District courts employ a two-step process to calculate a reasonable fee award. Fischer v. SJB-P.D. Inc., 214 F.3d 1115, 1119 (9th Cir. 2000). First, the Court calculates the lodestar figure, which represents the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983); Bowers v. Transamerica Title Ins. Co., 675 P.2d 193, 202 (Wash. 1983). Second, the Court determines whether to increase or reduce that figure based on several factors that are not subsumed in the lodestar calculation. Kelly v. Wengler, 822 F.3d 1085, 1099 (9th Cir. 2016) (citation omitted). There is a “strong presumption” that the lodestar figure represents the reasonable fee award. City of Burlington v. Dague, 505 U.S. 557, 562 (1992); 224 Westlake, LLC v. Engstrom Prop., LLC, 281 P.3d 693, 713 (Wash.Ct.App. 2012).

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