Legal Opinion
Gassner v. Stasa
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 17, 2018No. E068058PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAMIREZ P. J.
*348The Law Offices of Marc E. Grossman (Grossman firm) represented the plaintiff in this action. After the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the action without prejudice, the trial court awarded costs-not only against the plaintiff, but also against the Grossman firm. The plaintiff moved to vacate the costs order, but the trial court denied that motion.
The Grossman firm appeals.
The bulk of this opinion is devoted to appealability, because it poses a more difficult issue than do the merits.
With regard to the order awarding costs, there is a split of authority as to whether such an…
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