Cases: Costs

Costs: Reasonable Labor Costs Of Attorneys And Paralegals To Prepare Administrative Mandamus Can Be Recovered By Record Preparing Governmental Respondent

Cases: Costs

  $37,528.14 Out of Requested $37,528.14 In Costs Was What Petitioner Had To Bear After Voluntarily Dismissing Mandamus Petition.      The Fourth District, Division 1, in Otay Ranch, L.P. v. County of San Diego, Case No. D064809 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Sept. 29, 2014) (partially published) determined that the reasonable labor costs of attorneys and […]

Costs: In Protracted Litigation, Dismissal Basically Rendered Nugatory An Assignment Of A Costs Judgment And Mandatory E-Filing Expenses Are Recoverable

Cases: Costs

  E-Filing Expense Part of Decision Very Instructive.      Ya know, some cases are so fact and procedurally specific that we have to pull back from giving all the specifics. Sheldon v. Strong, Case No. G048770 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Sept. 22, 2014) (unpublished) is just such a situation, but there are two good takeaways

Costs/Judgment Enforcement: Appellate Court Reversal In All Other Respects Except For Affirmance On One Nonsuit Ruling As To One Plaintiff Also Meant Pro-Defense Costs Ruling In First Trial Was Reversed As To Other Nonsuited Plaintiff

Cases: Costs, Cases: Judgment Enforcement

  Given Plaintiffs Were Unified in Interest, Reversal and Potential Exposure From First Plaintiff Required Reversal of Costs Ruling Too.      Our local appellate court, in a “by the Court” writ decision involving Justices O’Leary (presiding), Fybel, and Thompson, decided that appellate directives usually “mean what they say.” In this case, a lower court erred

Costs: Los Alamitos Unified School Dist. Opinion Now Published

Cases: Costs

  Service Publication Expenses Recoverable by Prevailing School District.      On September 11, 2014, we posted on Los Alamitos Unified School Dist. v. Howard Contracting, Inc., a Fourth District, Division 3 unpublished decision at the time. As far as what we blog about, it validated that a prevailing school district can obtain reimbursement of service

Costs/POOF!/Family Law: Trifecta Of Appellate Decisions For 9/16/14

Cases: Costs, Cases: Family Law, Cases: POOF!

  Raceway Ford Cases, Case Nos. E054517/E056595 (4th Dist., Div. 2 Sept. 16, 2014) (published)      In this one, the defense—except for one fraud claim as to one plaintiff—waxed plaintiffs bringing various consumer and unfair competition claims. Defendants’ reward was a $1,503,084.50 fee recovery under various statutes. However, that went POOF! on appeal when several

Costs/POOF/SLAPP: Two-Fer—Appellate Costs Award Affirmed Based On Costs Memorandum And $37,857.97 SLAPP Fees/Costs Award Goes POOF! Upon Reversal Of SLAPP Grant

Cases: Costs, Cases: POOF!, Cases: SLAPP

Karnazes v. Hartford, Case No. A139421 (1st Dist., Div. 2 June 27, 2014) (unpublished) ​In a long-standing antagonistic battle between two former law partners, a cross-respondent was awarded costs by the appellate court after a cross-appeal was dismissed. The winner then filed a costs memo for $627.50 in appeals costs, prompting yet another appeal after

Costs: Posted Jury Fees, Even Though Case Did Not Proceed Before Jury, And Business Subpoena Costs Properly Allowed As Costs

Cases: Costs

1/5 DCA Follows Two Other Appellate Decisions on Business Subpoena Costs. ​In Naser v. Lakeridge Athletic Club, Case No. A138353 (1st Dist., Div. 5 June 27, 2014) (partially published; costs discussion published), the lower court allowed the defense prevailing on a summary judgment motion certain costs challenged by the losing plaintiff. However, plaintiff did not

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