MasterObjects, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MASTEROBJECTS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 21-05428 WHA
v.
META PLATFORMS, INC., ORDER RE AMENDED BILL OF
COSTS
Defendant.
15 Following summary judgment in its favor, defendant sought to recover $59,991.56 in taxable costs. After counsel for the parties met and conferred, defendant filed an amended bill of costs that reduced its requested recovery to $40,319.31. Plaintiff now objects to $14,657.36 of that total, which corresponds to the cost of videotape copies of depositions ($4,859.30), reproduction of exhibits to depositions ($4,011.38), and preparation of visual aids ($5,786.68). To the extent stated herein, plaintiff’s objections are SUSTAINED. First, plaintiff argues that defendant is not entitled to recover the cost of videotape copies of depositions for which it also sought the cost of stenographic transcripts under Civil Local Rule 54-3(c)(1). This rule provides that a prevailing party may recover “[t]he cost of an …