The Law Mind

Other Costs. Upon order of the Court, the reasonable

C.D. Cal. L.R. 54-3.12

cost of the physical preparation and duplication of the following items may be taxed: (a) Summaries, computations, polls, surveys, statistical comparisons, maps, charts, diagrams, and other visual aids reasonably necessary to assist the jury or the Court in understanding the issues at the trial; (b) Photographs, if admitted in evidence or attached to documents necessarily filed and served upon the opposing party; and (c) The cost of models. The intellectual effort involved in the production of these materials may not be taxed.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-June-LRs-Chap-1.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23