Order: ROBERT CHRISTOPHER CHATHAM VS MACKENZIE CARROLL ET AL

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12   ROBERT CHATHAM,                                     Case No.:           BC716052

13                   Plaintiff,                          Hearing Date:       11/01/2019

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                                                         RULING RE: Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike
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     MACKENZIE CARROLL, et al.,                          Memorandum of Costs
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                     Defendants.
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19   The motion is denied.

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     Legal Standard
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            A prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action or
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     proceeding, unless otherwise provided by statute. CCP § 1032(b).           Recoverable costs are limited
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     to those both “reasonably necessary to the conduct of the litigation” and “reasonable in amount.”
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     CCP §§ 1033.5(c)(2), (3).
            The losing party has 15 days after service of the costs memorandum to dispute the
26   prevailing party’s costs by serving and moving to strike or tax costs. CRC 3.1700(b). The
27   parties may stipulate in writing to extend the time for service and filing.     CRC 3.1700(b)(3).
28           If the items in a cost bill appear to be proper charges on their face, the verified