Local Rule LR Civ P 54.01: Fees and Costs

LR Civ P 54.01. Fees and Costs.

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.