Does a successful defendant have to pay the costs of a successful plaintiff?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from San Diegans for Open Gov't v. City of San Diego, D072181 (Cal. App. 2019):
A successful defendant falls squarely into section 1032's definition of a prevailing party and absent statutory authority to the contrary, the court has no discretion to deny that defendant's costs. (Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 129.) Further,
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