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DeBose v. USF Board of Trustees et al

RESPONSE to Motion re MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically for District Court Review of Costs Taxed

12 Cited authorities

  1. Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.

    482 U.S. 437 (1987)   Cited 2,688 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that expert witness fees are not available under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) because "when a prevailing party seeks reimbursement for fees paid to its own expert witnesses, a federal court is bound by the limit of § 1821(b), absent contract or explicit statutory authority to the contrary"

  2. Chapman v. AI Transport

    229 F.3d 1012 (11th Cir. 2000)   Cited 3,230 times
    Holding that a district court must have and state a sound basis for doing so

  3. U.S. Equal Emp't Opp. Com. v. W O

    213 F.3d 600 (11th Cir. 2000)   Cited 940 times
    Holding that "private process server fees may be taxed pursuant to §§ 1920 and 1921"

  4. Mathews v. Crosby

    480 F.3d 1265 (11th Cir. 2007)   Cited 383 times
    Holding that: there is a strong presumption that a prevailing party is entitled to Rule 54(d) costs; "[s]uch costs, however, may not exceed those permitted by 28 U.S.C. § 1920"; and despite the fact that a district court has discretion regarding costs, a district court which concludes that a prevailing party should not recover § 1920 costs "needs a `sound basis' to overcome the presumption that a prevailing party is entitled to [those] costs."

  5. Arcadian Fertilizer, L.P. v. MPW Industrial Services, Inc.

    249 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 214 times
    Finding videotape exhibits and computer animation are neither copies of paper nor exemplifications within the meaning of § 1920

  6. Allen v. United States Steel Corp.

    665 F.2d 689 (5th Cir. 1982)   Cited 220 times
    Holding in a Title VII case that paralegal services are included in "attorney's fees" and are not "costs" under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d)

  7. Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 90,557 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

  8. Section 1920 - Taxation of costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1920   Cited 12,492 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Referring only once to "expenses," and doing so solely to refer to special interpretation services provided in actions initiated by the United States

  9. Section 1821 - Per diem and mileage generally; subsistence

    28 U.S.C. § 1821   Cited 2,252 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Enumerating witness fees and disbursements

  10. Section 1921 - United States marshal's fees

    28 U.S.C. § 1921   Cited 1,205 times
    Allowing appeals from "final decisions"

  11. Section 1923 - Docket fees and costs of briefs

    28 U.S.C. § 1923   Cited 699 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Setting $20 as taxable docketing fees

  12. Section 0.114 - Fees for services

    28 C.F.R. § 0.114   Cited 1,160 times
    Establishing fees for personal service and for service by mail