Ladas v. California State Auto. Assn.
19 Cal.App.4th 761 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) Cited 121 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding "fees are not authorized for exhibits not used at trial" under section 1033.5, subdivision
Melnyk v. Robledo
64 Cal.App.3d 618 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976) Cited 157 timesNoting that "the trial court . . . is not bound by the itemization claimed in the attorney's affidavit"
Thon v. Thompson
29 Cal.App.4th 1546 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) Cited 35 timesDisagreeing court erred by, inter alia, "awarding costs absent sufficient detail of the expenditures"; defendant supplied itemized costs and attorney declaration asserting necessity, and "absent an explicit statement by the trial court to the contrary, it is presumed the court properly exercised its legal duty"
Oak Grove School Dist. v. City Title Ins. Co.
217 Cal.App.2d 678 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963) Cited 93 timesIn Oak Grove SchoolDist. v. City Title Ins. Co. (1963) 217 Cal.App.2d 678 [ 32 Cal.Rptr. 288] defendants claimed costs and disbursements under Code of Civil Procedure section 1255a after the plaintiff school district abandoned its eminent domain proceeding.
Section 1033.5 - Items allowable as costs
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1033.5 Cited 1,509 times 2 Legal AnalysesPermitting various types of service as costs
Rule 3.1700 - Prejudgment costs
Cal. R. 3.1700 Cited 278 times(a) Claiming costs (1)Trial costs A prevailing party who claims costs must serve and file a memorandum of costs within 15 days after the date of service of the notice of entry of judgment or dismissal by the clerk under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.5 or the date of service of written notice of entry of judgment or dismissal, or within 180 days after entry of judgment, whichever is first. The memorandum of costs must be verified by a statement of the party, attorney, or agent that to the best