Following a motion concerning undertakings, document production, and related disclosure issues in a civil action, the parties were unable to agree on costs and each sought an award against the other.
The moving party argued partial success on the motion, while the responding parties sought costs based on their success regarding production of social media records.
The court found that although the moving party obtained some relief, the motion could likely have been avoided through a more straightforward approach to document production and reimbursement for duplication costs.
The responding parties succeeded on the contested issue regarding production of a Facebook profile.
In light of the divided success, the court awarded reduced costs to the responding parties.
