Local Rule LCivR 54: JUDGMENT; COSTS
E.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCivR 54 JUDGMENT; COSTS
(a) through (c) [Reserved]
(d) Costs; Attorney's Fees.
(1) Taxable Costs Other than Attorney's Fees–-Verified Cost Bill.
(A) Time for Serving. A prevailing party who is entitled to claim its costs, shall within 14 days after entry of judgment, file and serve a verified bill of costs on form AO 133 or its substantive equivalent. The bill of costs shall be noted for hearing on a date not less than 14 days from the date of service.
(B) Objections. On or before the hearing date, a party may object to the bill of costs, specifying the ground for each objection and submitting any declaration, affidavit, or other evidence relied on to support its objection.
(C) Taxation by Clerk of Court. After the hearing date, the Clerk of Court shall tax costs which are properly taxable. The Clerk's taxation is final unless a timely motion to retax is filed. The following costs are taxable:
(i) Witnesses. The fees of testifying witnesses, whether their attendance was voluntary or procured by subpoena, shall be allowed. The fees of attending, but non-testifying, witnesses shall be allowed only upon order of the Court.
(ii) Travel, Meals, and Lodging. Necessary travel expenses, meals, and lodging may be allowed at government employee travel and per diem rates or actual rates, whichever is less.
(iii) Stenographic Fees. Stenographic fees for depositions may be allowed only when the deposition is used at trial or hearing for substantive or, in the Court's discretion, impeachment purposes. Only the cost of the original deposition shall be taxed.
(iv) Other Costs. All other costs shall be taxed in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 1921, 1923, and 1927.
(D) Motion to Retax Costs by Court. Any party may file and serve a motion to retax costs within 7 days after the Clerk's taxation. The motion to retax shall specify the ground for each objection and include any declaration, affidavit, or other evidence to support the objection. The motion to retax shall be treated as a non-dispositive motion and noted for hearing according to LCivR 7.
(2) Attorney's Fees. Unless a statute or court order provides otherwise, a motion for attorney's fees and any nontaxable expenses shall be filed within 14 days after the entry of judgment. The motion shall be treated as a non-dispositive motion and noted for hearing according to LCivR 7.