Motion to Tax Costs CLM

Cal. Super. - 2nd Dist.January 13, 2014

123 Judge SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, TENTATIVE RULINGS EVENT DATE: EVENT TIME: VENTURA DIVISION October 03, 2017 10/10/2017 08:20:00 AM DEPT.: 42 COUNTY OF VENTURA JUDICIAL OFFICER: Henry Walsh CASE NUM: CASE CATEGORY: EVENT TYPE: CASE TITLE: CASE TYPE:Civil - Unlimited PI/PD/WD - Auto 56-2014-00447402-CU-PA-VTA BLOMQUIST VS. LOGAN Motion to Tax Costs (CLM) CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Strike or Tax Costs, 08/15/2017 stolo The cost bill is timely filed. There was no notice of entry of Judgment filed. Cost bill filed within 180 days of the filing of the Judgment. Ladas case at 19 Cal.App.4th 761 puts the burden on the party claiming the costs once they have been properly challenged. Court intends to strike as follows: $277.51 to expedite Rhee deposition, $514.80 to expedite the Hekmat deposition, $500.00 for Martin "trial testimony" (he had already charged 7.5 hours for the day in Ventura), $3200.00 from Rhee bill for testimony (he had already charged 8 hours at $600.00/hour for being in Ventura)' $2,050.02 for trial binders, $1772.06 for more trial binders. .....TOTAL: $8314.33. Court allows expenses for expert witnesses not called. Counsel are entitled to work up a case, and then decide that certain witnesses are not needed. TENTATIVE RULINGS Page: 1