Local Rule 54.1: Taxation of Costs

54.1 Taxation of Costs

(a) Within 14 days after the entry of a judgment allowing costs, the prevailing party may serve and file an application for the taxation of costs. The application must be made on Form AO-133, Bill of Costs, available on the court's website and shall be limited to the costs permitted by 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Sufficient documentation showing the amount of costs (including but not limited to, copies of invoices, receipts, orders, vouchers billing statements, etc.) is required. Failure to attach sufficient documentation to support a claimed cost is grounds for disallowance of that particular item.

(b) The opposing party may object within 14 days after the application was filed. Any objection must specify the item and/or amount objected to and give reasons for the objection. A failure to file objections constitutes a waiver of any right to have the clerk's action reviewed by the court.

(c) Order Taxing Costs.

(1) If no objections are filed, the clerk shall approve the application for taxation of costs by completing the taxation of costs portion of the AO-133 form within 14 days of expiration of the time for filing objections.

(2) If objections are filed, the court shall make a determination and issue an order as to costs.

(d) Costs may be inserted in the judgment without application.