fees for expenses that the courts pass on to attorneys, who then pass them on to
their clients or to the losing party. Court costs usually include filing fees, charges
for serving summons and subpenas, court reporter charges for depositions (which
can be very expensive), court transcripts and copying papers and exhibits. The prevailing
party in a lawsuit is usually awarded court costs. Attorneys' fees can be included
as court costs only if there is a statute providing for attorneys' fee awards in
a particular type of case, or if the case involved a contract which had an attorneys'
fee clause (commonly found in promissory notes, mortgages and deeds of trust). If
a losing party does not agree with the claimed court costs (included in a filed
cost bill) he/she/it may move (ask) the judge to "tax costs" (meaning reduce or
disallow the cost), resulting in a hearing at which the court determines which costs
to allow and in what amount (how much).
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