Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 71

TENTATIVE RULING

CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, vs. INDIAN PEAK PROPERTIES, LLC, et al.

Case No.: 18STCV03781

Hearing Date: July 28, 2020

Defendant Indian Peak Properties, LLC’s motion to tax costs is granted in the reduced amount of $614.82 (including the $356.07 and $91.10 in costs conceded by Plaintiff).

Defendant Indian Peak Properties, LLC (“Defendant”) moves for an order to tax certain costs claimed by Plaintiff City of Rancho Palos Verdes (“Plaintiff”) in its December 23, 2019 Memorandum of Costs (“Memorandum”). (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2; CRC 3.1700(b); C.C.P. §1033.5.) Specifically, Defendant moves to strike a total amount of $1,529.57 in costs from Items Nos. 5 ($291.40), 9 ($643.12), and 14 ($595.05), from Plaintiff’s $1,594.24 costs request.

As a preliminary matter, Plaintiff withdraws its request for costs in connection with Item No. 5 (service of process) in the total amount of $356.07. (Opposition,