If I’m being sued and subpoenaed for documents and the other party’s attorney uses a third-party for document imaging services, am I responsible for the charges for such services?
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If I’m being sued and subpoenaed for documents and the other party’s attorney uses a third-party for document imaging services, am I responsible for the charges for such services?
It has been over a year and the case hasn’t moved forward. I have not heard from the courts in regards of the law suit.
Asked on September 9, 2014 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
No, you should not liable for the costs of their third-party document imaging service; it is their choice to use a third-party vendor and incur those costs, and the fact that they voluntarily chose to do this should not allow them to pass those costs on to you. (One caveat: in rare cases, if a court concludes that you in some way acted in particuraly bad faith or broke court rules in some egregious way, the court, as a sanction, may order you to pay some of the other party's costs.)
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