Motion Other CLM

Cal. Super. - 2nd Dist.June 17, 2016

123 Judge SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, TENTATIVE RULINGS EVENT DATE: EVENT TIME: VENTURA DIVISION July 11, 2018 07/17/2018 08:20:00 AM DEPT.: 41 COUNTY OF VENTURA JUDICIAL OFFICER: Vincent O'Neill CASE NUM: CASE CATEGORY: EVENT TYPE: CASE TITLE: CASE TYPE:Civil - Unlimited PI/PD/WD - Auto 56-2016-00483062-CU-PA-VTA THORNALL JOHNSON VS. SMITH Motion - Other (CLM) - to tax costs CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Strike or Tax Costs, 06/22/2018 stolo Tentative ruling for July 17, 2018 on Plaintiffs' Motion to Tax Costs or Strike Cost Items The court hereby rules as follows on Plaintiffs' Motion to Tax Costs or Strike Cost Items. Item No. 1: Grant in part as to filing and motion fees in the amount of $294.90, consisting of FAX filing fees and the costs relating to the motion to amend the answer. Defendant will be allowed costs in the amount of $735.00. Please note that the cost memo contains a computation error. (Ladas v. California State Auto Assn. (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 761, 776.) Item No. 5: Grant in part as to service of process fees in the amount of $1650, related to police officer subpoenas. Again the Court notes that the cost memo contains a computation error: the amount being sought under this item of cost is really $2,546.68, not $2,809.74. Defendant will be allowed costs in the amount of $896.68. Item No. 8: Grant as to expert witness fees in the amount of $ 10,903.50. This item of cost is stricken in its entirety. Item No. 11: Grant in part as to photocopies of exhibits in the amount of $425. Even if not used, the trial binders were reasonably necessary to the litigation. (CCP 1033.5(c)(4).) However, the amount claimed appears excessive. Defendant will be allowed costs in the amount of $425. Item No. 12: Grant as to court reporter fees for daily transcripts in the amount of $ 1,350.00. This item is stricken in its entirety. (CCP 1033.5(b)(5).) The Defendant's memorandum of costs is taxed in the total amount of $14,623.34. The Court therefore allows costs in the total amount of $5,291.61 consisting of: $735.00 in filing and motion fees, $1,617.26 in jury fees, $1,617.67 in deposition costs, $425 in photocopying costs and $896.68 in service of process fees. TENTATIVE RULINGS Page: 1