COSTS
(a) Rules for Taxing Costs. Costs shall be taxed in conformity with the
provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1920, and such other provisions of law as may be applicable.
(b) Filing of Cost Bill. Within fourteen (14) days after entry of judgment or
order under which costs may be claimed, the prevailing party may serve on all other
parties and file a bill of costs conforming to 28 U.S.C. § 1924. The cost bill shall itemize
the costs claimed and shall be supported by a memorandum of costs and an affidavit of
counsel that the costs claimed are allowable by law, are correctly stated, and were
necessarily incurred. Cost bill forms shall be available from the Clerk upon request or on
the Court's website.
(c) Objections. The party against whom costs are claimed may, within seven
(7) days from date of service, file specific objections to claimed items with a statement of
grounds for objection.
(d) Taxing Costs. If no objection is filed, the Clerk shall proceed to tax and
enter costs. If objections are filed, they should state specific objections to claimed items
with a statement of grounds thereof. The Clerk may require and consider further affidavits
as necessary to determine allowable costs. The parties may request a hearing, in person
or by telephone conference call, and the Clerk shall schedule the hearing as needed.
Upon the taxation and entry of costs the Clerk shall serve notice thereof to all parties.
(e) Review. On motion filed and served within seven (7) days after notice of
the taxing of costs has been served, the action of the Clerk may be reviewed by the Court
as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d). See L.R. 230.
(f) Items Taxable. Items taxable as costs include the following:
(1) Clerk's fees (28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1920(1));
(2) Marshal’s fees and fees for service by a person other than the
Marshal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 to the extent they do not exceed the amount allowable
for the same service by the Marshal (28 U.S.C. §§ 1920(1), 1921);
(3) Court reporter's fees (28 U.S.C. § 1920(2));
(4) Docket fees (28 U.S.C. §§ 1920(5), 1923);
(5) Fees for exemplification and copies of papers necessarily obtained
for use in the action (28 U.S.C. § 1920(4));
(6) Fees to masters, receivers, and commissioners (Fed. R. Civ. P.
53(a));
(7) Premiums on undertaking bonds or security required by law or by
order of the Court or necessarily incurred by a party to secure a right accorded in the
action;
(8) Per diem, mileage and subsistence for witnesses (28 U.S.C. § 1821);
(9) Compensation of Court-appointed experts, compensation for
interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special interpretation services (28
U.S.C. §§ 1828, 1920(6));
(10) Costs on appeal taxable in the District Court pursuant to Fed. R. App.
P. 39(e); and
(11) Other items allowed by any statute or rule or by the Court in the
interest of justice.
(g) Reimbursement of Pro Bono Costs. Costs shall be reimbursed to pro
bono counsel representing pro se civil litigants in accordance with the rules and
procedures set forth in General Order 510.
