California Tentative Rulings
The Court rules as follows on the two motions to strike or tax costs – Facts/Overview: On 7/19/16, plaintiff Michael Smalley commenced this “Lemon Law” action against defendant Subaru of North America, Inc. in the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging...
Plaintiff Virgilio Valencia’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Plaintiff Virgilio Valencia move for an award of $13,625 in attorneys’ fees, a lodestar multiplier of 1.5 in the amount of $6,812.50, and costs in the amount of $1,221.11 following Plaintiff’s...
Plaintiff Erin Vargas seeks an order striking and/or taxing the Memorandum of Costs filed by Defendants Michael Walker and Christine Walker. Plaintiff argues first that Defendants are not entitled to costs pursuant to their Code of Civil Procedure §998 offer...
MOTION FOR EXPERT COSTS It is undisputed that, on June 26, 2015, CTIC served Plaintiff with an Offer to Compromise offering to pay $400,000, plus costs (excluding attorney and expert fees), in exchange for dismissal with prejudice of the litigation. Plaintiffs...
Motion to Tax Costs Plaintiff’s motion to tax costs is granted in part. All claims for expert fees are taxed and $616.83 of the claims for costs of exhibits are taxed. Plaintiff is to give notice. Expert fees: Normally expert...
Plaintiffs Molly Mikesell and Madison Kirby bring this motion to tax costs. Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action or proceeding. [CCP §1032(b)] “Prevailing...
MOTION FOR AN ORDER DETERMINING THE AMOUNT DUE RE: 998 OFFER The Court rules as follows on Plaintiff Kirzhner’s Motion to Determine Amounts Due under Paragraph One of Defendant’s 998 Offer. The Amended 998 Offer was accepted in...
The court awards Plaintiff $0 on his Motion for Attorney’s Fees. Based on the briefing, the Payment Agreement appears to have been incidentally adjudicated as part of the settlement, as it may have been included in the declaratory relief cause...
Defendant Credit Management, L.P.’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is set for argument. The attorneys for both parties are to appear at the hearing and bring a copy of Defendant’s CCP Section 998 offer. In Motion # 4 of 4, Defendant...
Defendants’ motion to set aside the offer to compromise is GRANTED. The 10/28/13 Offer to Compromise is set aside as is the plaintiffs’ acceptance of 10/30/13. The occlusion of the 4 names is excusable given that there are 12 defendants...