Motion Other CLM

Cal. Super. - 2nd Dist.July 3, 2017

123 Judge SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, TENTATIVE RULINGS EVENT DATE: EVENT TIME: VENTURA DIVISION January 13, 2020 01/15/2020 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 Product Liability 56-2017-00498513-CU-PL-VTA MEZO VS. FCA US LLC Motion - Other (CLM) - to strike or tax costs CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Strike or Tax Costs, 10/17/2019 stolo Tentative ruling for January 15, 2020 on Plaintiffs' Motion to Tax Costs Plaintiffs Sandra Mezo and Nadine Groten's Motion to Tax Costs is GRANTED IN PART. See CCP § 998 and CRC 3.1700 and Ladas v. California State Auto. Ass'n. (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 761, 774. The Court finds Defendant's Offer to Compromise was invalid because it did not differentiate between the Plaintiffs and was conditioned on both Plaintiffs accepting. (Williams v. Pep Boys...of California (2018) 27 Cal.App.5th 225, 243.) Therefore, the motion as to Item 8b is taxed and stricken in its entirety ($298,434.20). As to the remaining items of costs the Court rules as follows: Motion DENIED as to Item 1. Total amount of costs allowed is $2,880.00. Motion DENIED as to Item 4. Total amount of costs allowed is $53,377.41. Motion DENIED as to Item 5. Total amount of costs allowed is $3,512.00. Motion GRANTED In Part as to Item 8a in the amount of $35.00. Total amount of costs allowed is $1,510.16. Motion GRANTED as to Item 8b in the amount of $298,434.20. Total amount of costs allowed is $0. Motion GRANTED as to Item 8c in the amount of $3,494.06. Total amount of costs allowed is $0. Motion DENIED as to Item 11. Total amount of costs allowed is $3,512.00. Motion GRANTED in part as to Item 12 in the amount of $ 47,596. Total amount of costs allowed is $ 51,730.97. The Court rules as follows on Item 12 (See Attachment 11 of the Cost Memo): a. Barkley Court Reporters-Trial Exhibits Amount Taxed $324.00 b. I Discover, LLC-Trial Exhibit Enlargement $ 0 c. Lucid CGi, Inc. - Trial Exhibits Model and Enlargement $8,835.00 d. Lucid CGi, Inc. - Trial Exhibits Model and Enlargement $8,562.00 e. Lucid CGI, Inc. - Trial Exhibits Model and Enlargement $17,430.00 f. Lucid CGI, Inc. - Trial Exhibits Model and Enlargement $12,445.00 g. NRC Services LLC - Trial Exhibits Photocopies $0 TENTATIVE RULINGS Page: 1 CASE NUMBER: CASE TITLE: MEZO VS. FCA US LLC 56-2017-00498513-CU-PL-VTA h. NRC Services LLC-Trial Exhibits Photocopies $0 i. NRC Services LLC - Trial Exhibits Photocopies $0 j. NRC Services LLC - Trial Exhibits Photocopies $0 k. On The Record, Inc. - Trial Presentation & Equipment $0 1. On The Record, Inc. - Trial Presentation & Equipment $0 m. On The Record, Inc. - Trial Presentation & Equipment $0 Total amount taxed as to Item 12 $47,596.00 Motion GRANTED as to Item 16 in the amount of $1,176.09. Total amount of costs allowed is $0. Based on the foregoing, Defendants are awarded costs in the amount of $129,618.79. TENTATIVE RULINGS Page: 2