(a) The following are taxable deposition costs:
(1) The cost of a deposition transcript, either the original or a copy, but not
both, whether taken solely for discovery or for use at trial;
(2) Reasonable costs of a deposition reporter and the notary or other official
presiding at the deposition including travel, where necessary, and
subsistence;
(3) Reasonable costs for videography;
(4) Witness fees at the same rate as the rate for attendance at trial. The
witness need not be under subpoena; and
(5) Reasonable costs for a necessary interpreter at the taking of a taxable-cost
deposition.
(b) The following are not taxable deposition costs:
(1) Attorney’s fees, expenses in arranging for taking a deposition, and
expenses in attending the deposition are not taxable, except as provided by
statute or by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
(2) Postage, handling, and delivery fees for deposition transcripts; and
(3) Condensed, ASCII, or other special formatting or production of deposition
transcripts.
