Johnson v. Jarvis

ON MOTION TO REVIEW ORDER DENYING COSTS

Pursuant to Florida Appellate Procedure rule 9.400(c), the appellant seeks review of a trial court order denying his motion for taxation of appellate costs. In the order, the trial court found that the term “attorney’s fees” as used in sections 284.30 and 284.31, Florida Statutes (2011), included “costs” such that the appellant was precluded from recovering his appellate costs because he failed to comply with the notice requirement of section 284.30.1 We disagree.

Costs and attorney’s fees are not one and the same. Costs, which include fees for filing and…