Fees and costs shall be taxed and paid in accordance with the provisions of 28
U.S.C. §§ 1911–1932 and other controlling statutes and rules. If costs are awarded,
the reasonable premiums or expenses paid on any bond or other security given by the
prevailing party shall be taxed as part of the costs.
The prevailing party shall prepare and file a bill of costs within thirty (30) days
after entry of the final judgment on Form AO 133 (Bill of Costs), which may be supplied
by the Clerk of Court or found on the Court’s website (www.wvnd.uscourts.gov). The
bill of costs shall contain an itemized schedule of the costs documenting each separate
cost and a statement signed by counsel for the prevailing party that the schedule is
correct and the charges were actually and necessarily incurred. The adverse party
shall file specific objections, if any, to the bill of costs within fourteen (14) days of
service, with a copy served on counsel for the prevailing party or on the unrepresented
prevailing party. The filer must provide any non-CM/ECF filer with the document
according to this Rule. CM/ECF filers need not, however, provide paper copies to other
CM/ECF filers, as the document will be served electronically.
Magistrate Judges
