Williams v. Law Offices of Carlin & Buchsbaum CA2/7

DISCUSSION

California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1700, requires a motion to strike or tax costs to be served and filed within 15 days after service of the memorandum of costs. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(b)(1).) In this case, Williams was therefore required to file a motion addressing the trial costs in December, 2011. The memorandum of costs on

The opinion in case B236992 was not published. The background statement of facts is based on that opinion.

Although Williams filed a document with the trial court referring to an objection on June 12, 2013, the objection is not in the record before this court, and there is no record that a motion to tax costs was ever filed. Even if the document was in the record, and was properly construed as a motion to strike or tax, it was untimely.

2 appeal, served on May 3, 2013, required Williams to file a motion as to those costs no later than May 23, 2013. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 1013.) The record contains no motion to strike or tax costs filed at either time. Williams argues on appeal that the award of costs for electronic legal research was unauthorized. However, her failure to file a timely motion on this ground, or any…