MOTION TO TAX COSTS

MOVING PARTY: Plaintiffs Size It, LLC and Mickey Segal

RESPONDING PARTY(S): Defendants ASICS America Corporation, ASICS Corporation, Kevin Wulff, Kenji Sakai, Motoi Oyama and Katsumi Kato

PROOF OF SERVICE:

ANALYSIS

Motion to Tax Costs

As the prevailing party in this litigation [CCP § 1032(a)(4)—defendant as against whom plaintiff does not recovery any relief], Defendant is entitled to recover its costs as a matter of right, as provided in CCP § 1033.5.

Challenging Party Cannot Meet Burden with Bare Objections; Claimant Has Burden as To Costs Improper or Unnecessary On Their Face

Where items of cost are properly objected to . . ., the costs are put in issue, and the burden of proof is on [the party claiming the costs] to establish those costs. (Ibid.) It is not necessary that the [party seeking to tax costs] . . . accompany the motion to tax cost with any affidavit. (Ibid.) Additional oral or written evidence may be submitted when the motion is heard. However