Plaintiff Tatiana Carmona’s Motion to Strike or Tax the Costs of Valley Presbyterian Hospital is GRANTED in part; the court taxes $450 in costs, leaving a total cost award for VPH of $2,549.00.

MOTION TO STRIKE OR TAX COSTS

VPH seeks $2,999.00 in costs, which Carmona moves to strike or tax as inadequately supported.

“Any notice of motion to strike or to tax costs must be served and filed 15 days after service of the cost memorandum. If the cost memorandum was served by mail, the period is extended as provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 1013. If the cost memorandum was served electronically, the period is extended as provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(a)(4).” (California Rules of Court Rule 3.1700, subd. (b)(1).)

“Code of Civil Procedure section 1032, subdivision (b) [], guarantees prevailing parties in civil litigation awards of the costs expended in the litigation: ‘Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matte