Motion to Tax Costs CLM

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

123 23561 378401583 562400020067960 113454 21905 89 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, MINUTE ORDER TIME: 08:20:00 AM JUDICIAL OFFICER PRESIDING: Henry Walsh COUNTY OF VENTURA VENTURA DATE: 10/10/2017 DEPT: 42 CLERK: Shelley Bolton REPORTER/ERM: None CASE NO: 56-2014-00447402-CU-PA-VTA CASE TITLE: Blomquist vs. Logan CASE CATEGORY: Civil - Unlimited CASE TYPE: PI/PD/WD - Auto EVENT TYPE: Motion to Tax Costs (CLM) MOVING PARTY: Wendy Gordon Blomquist CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Strike or Tax Costs memorandum of points and authorities declaration of Bradley S Wallace proposed order, 08/15/2017 STOLO APPEARANCES STOLO Alon Aliav, specially appearing for counsel Bradley S Wallace, present for Plaintiff(s). PETER J GATES, counsel, present for Defendant(s). Stolo At 9:04 am, court convenes in this matter with all parties present as previously indicated. Counsel have received and read the court's written tentative ruling. Counsel for defendants submits on the tentative. Counsel for plaintiff presents argument. . The Court finds/orders: The Court's tentative is adopted as the Court's ruling. 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. VEN-FNR-10.03 MINUTE ORDER DATE: 10/10/2017 Page 1 DEPT: 42 CASE TITLE: Blomquist vs. Logan CASE NO: 56-2014-00447402-CU-PA-VTA Mr. Gates to prepare and submit an amended judgment. STOLO VEN-FNR-10.03 MINUTE ORDER DATE: 10/10/2017 Page 2 DEPT: 42