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IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS
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Betty Fielden,  )  MEMORANDUM DECISION  
)  (Not For Official Publication  
Plaintiff and Appellant,  ) )  Case No. 20041058-CA  
v.  )  
)  F I L E D  
Brent C. Hansen,  )  (October 6, 2005)  
)  
Defendant and Appellee.  )  2005 UT App 426  

Third District, Salt Lake Department, 010907198
The Honorable Glenn K. Iwasaki

Attorneys: Carlos J. Clark, Salt Lake City, for Appellant
Kristin VanOrman, Salt Lake City, for Appellee

Before Judges Billings, McHugh, and Orme.

PER CURIAM:

The only issue on appeal is whether the district court
exceeded the permitted range of discretion in awarding costs for
two trial exhibits to Brent C. Hansen.

Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) governs awards of costs
and provides that "costs shall be allowed as of course to the
prevailing party unless the court otherwise directs." Utah R.
Civ. P. 54(d)(1). Under this rule, the party who claims costs
must submit a memorandum including "the items of his costs and
necessary disbursements in the action." Utah R. Civ. P.
54(d)(2). "A trial court's decision to award the prevailing
party its costs is reviewed under an abuse of discretion
standard." Coleman v. Stevens, 2000 UT 98,

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