OTAY LAND CO. v. UNITED ENTERPRISES LTD.

No. 10-55550.

672 F.3d 1152 (2012)

OTAY LAND COMPANY, a Delaware limited liability company; Flat Rock Land Company, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED ENTERPRISES LTD., a California limited partnership; United Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation; John T. Knox; The Otay Ranch L.P., a California limited partnership; Baldwin Builders, a California corporation; Sky Communities, Inc., a California corporation; Olin Corporation, a Virginia corporation; Phil G. Scott; Ray Enniss; Patrick J. Patek; Sky Vista, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 14, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Bruen , San Francisco, CA, and Michelle Burton , San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Barbara Suzanne Farley , Piedmont, CA, for defendants-appellees United Enterprises Ltd., United Enterprises, Inc., John T. Knox.

R. Gaylord Smith , San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees United Enterprises Ltd., United Enterprises, Inc., John T. Knox.

Thomas A. Teschner , San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees United Enterprises Ltd., United Enterprises, Inc., John T. Knox, Patrick J. Patek.

Mark J. Dillon , Carlsbad, CA, for defendants-appellees The Otay Ranch L.P. and Baldwin Builders, Sky Communities, Inc., Sky Vista, Inc.

Stephen A. Sunseri , Carlsbad, CA, for defendants-appellees Baldwin Builders, Sky Communities, Inc., Sky Vista, Inc.

Thomas L. Van Wyngarden , Salt Lake City, UT, for defendant-appellee Olin Corporation.

Walter Bradley Hill , Orange, CA, for defendant-appellee Phil G. Scott.

John J. Freni , San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Ray Enniss.

Before: FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, KAREN NELSON MOORE, and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Given the complexities of litigation and the escalating magnitude of attorneys' fees, it is no surprise that appellate review of attorneys' fees and costs has focused overwhelmingly on fees. Nonetheless, costs also can add up to a considerable amount and because fees are not always available by contract, statute or otherwise, an award of costs can take on heightened importance.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1919, when a suit...

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