Case Number:
21SMCP00166
Hearing Date:
August 8, 2023
Dept:
P
Tentative Ruling
Southern California Land Use, Inc. v. Varastehpour, et al., Case No. 21SMCP00166
Hearing Date September 13, 2022. Continued to August 8, 2023
Motion to Tax Costs Plaintiff SCLUs Supplemental Brief
This court denied defendant Varastehpours (Vara) motion to set aside arbitration award on May 20, 2022. Plaintiff SCLU filed a memorandum of post-judgment fees and costs seeking $46,214.90. Vara filed a motion to tax, which the court granted in part, reducing the fees to $18,298.00.
On June 30, 2023 SCLU filed another memorandum of costs after judgment, seeking $55,862.55 in post-judgment attorneys fees. Vara moves to strike and/or tax.
A trial court has discretion to disallow recovery of costs if it determines they lack sufficient evidentiary support or were incurred unnecessarily.
See, e.g., Perkos Enterprises, Inc. v. RRNS Enterprises
(1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 238, 245.
Hearing Date
August 08, 2023
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Case Number:
21SMCP00166
Hearing Date:
August 8, 2023
Dept:
P
Tentative Ruling
Southern California Land Use, Inc. v. Varastehpour, et al., Case No. 21SMCP00166
Hearing Date September 13, 2022. Continued to August 8, 2023
Motion to Tax Costs Plaintiff SCLUs Supplemental Brief
This court denied defendant Varastehpours (Vara) motion to set aside arbitration award on May 20, 2022. Plaintiff SCLU filed a memorandum of post-judgment fees and costs seeking $46,214.90. Vara filed a motion to tax, which the court granted in part, reducing the fees to $18,298.00.
On June 30, 2023 SCLU filed another memorandum of costs after judgment, seeking $55,862.55 in post-judgment attorneys fees. Vara moves to strike and/or tax.
A trial court has discretion to disallow recovery of costs if it determines they lack sufficient evidentiary support or were incurred unnecessarily.
See, e.g., Perkos Enterprises, Inc. v. RRNS Enterprises
(1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 238, 245.