Costs: Costs Paid By Fictitiously Named Defendants Had To Be Deleted From Costs Judgment

Only Routine Costs for Filing/Motion Fees for Nonfictitously-Named Defendant Was Properly Assessed Against Plaintiff.

     The appellate court in Lashgari v. Chen, Case No. D063300 (4^th Dist., Div. 1 Apr. 29, 2014) (unpublished), on appeal, deleted $435 from recoverable costs in filing/motion fees paid by two fictitiously named counterparts of a nonfictitious defendant as being in effect “double dipping” such that defendant should have to pay the effectively duplicative expenses.

     So does the superior court get to keep the duplicative filing fees overpaid by defendant?