Court File and Parties
COURT FILE NO.: CV-12-289300 DATE: 2016 06 07
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO
RE: Gloria McDonald v. Denny Santos and Waveline Transport Ltd.
BEFORE: Fragomeni, J.
COUNSEL: Sergio Grillone, for the Plaintiff Jesse Boyd and Logan Schroeder, for the Defendants
HEARD: in writing
E N D O R S E M E N T R E : C O S T S
1The Defendants were completely successful at the motion heard by me on April 28, 2016. The Plaintiff’s motion was dismissed in its entirety.
2I am satisfied that in these circumstances the Defendants are entitled to costs.
3The Plaintiff seeks costs in the total sum of $3,938.05. The Bill of Costs of the Defendants sets out the following:
Jesse R. Boyd: Call to the Bar 2012 Hourly rate - $141 / hour on partial indemnity scale Total hours 4.8 for pleadings, correspondence, preparation for hearing, attendance at hearing
Logan R. Schroeder: Call to the Bar 2012 Hourly rate: $141 / hour on partial indemnity scale Total hours 8.6 for pleadings, correspondence, preparation of responding material
Paralegal: 2.8 hours at 72.00 / hour for pleadings, correspondence
4The Bill of Costs did not include the time dockets. I cannot determine, therefore, whether there has been a duplication of time or why it was necessary for two counsel to be involved in this motion. The motion was not complicated nor did it consume much court time.
5The costs submissions of the Plaintiff is that she is agreeable to pay $2,500 in costs to the Defendants for the motion.
6I am satisfied that the amount proposed by the Plaintiff is reasonable in all of the circumstances.
7Order to issue that the Plaintiff pay to the Defendants their costs of the motion fixed in the sum of $2,500 all-inclusive within 30 days.
Fragomeni, J.
DATE: June 7, 2016