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Sanchez Osorio et al v. Malta Navarro et al

RESPONSE in Opposition re MOTION for Bill of Costs

28 Cited authorities

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

    482 U.S. 437 (1987)   Cited 2,702 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 3,236 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 944 times
    Holding that "private process server fees may be taxed pursuant to §§ 1920 and 1921"

  4. Assoc. of Mexican-Am. v. State of Calif

    231 F.3d 572 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 793 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding the same where the indirect employer, the State of California, implemented an allegedly discriminatory skills test that was a prerequisite for the plaintiffs to gain employment with their direct employers, the school districts

  5. Stanley v. University Southern Calif

    178 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 476 times
    Holding that, to establish a prima facie Equal Pay Act claim, the plaintiff must show that the jobs being compared are "substantially equal"

  6. Duckworth v. Whisenant

    97 F.3d 1393 (11th Cir. 1996)   Cited 383 times
    Holding that "costs such as general copying, computerized legal research, postage, courthouse parking fees and expert witness fees . . . are clearly nonrecoverable" under § 1920

  7. In re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation

    221 F.3d 449 (3d Cir. 2000)   Cited 340 times
    Holding that "if a losing party is indigent or unable to pay the full measure of costs, a district court may, but need not automatically, exempt the losing party from paying costs"

  8. Scelta v. Delicatessen Support Services, Inc.

    203 F. Supp. 2d 1328 (M.D. Fla. 2002)   Cited 220 times
    Holding that "all hours as to which the plaintiff and her attorney have not made an objection will be accepted"

  9. BDT Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.

    405 F.3d 415 (6th Cir. 2005)   Cited 193 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that document translation costs are taxable under § 1920 because the "definition of interpret expressly includes to ‘translate into intelligible or familiar language’ " (quoting Webster's Third New International Dictionary 1182 (1981))

  10. 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

  11. Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 54   Cited 41,439 times   143 Legal Analyses
    Holding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"

  12. Section 1914 - District court; filing and miscellaneous fees; rules of court

    28 U.S.C. § 1914   Cited 24,333 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the clerk of each district court to "require the parties instituting any civil action . . . to pay a filing fee"

  13. Section 1920 - Taxation of costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1920   Cited 12,594 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

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

    28 U.S.C. § 1821   Cited 2,257 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Enumerating witness fees and disbursements

  15. Section 1821 - Repealed

    18 U.S.C. § 1821   Cited 115 times
    Stating the costs payable for subpoenaed witnesses include: "A witness who travels by common carrier shall be paid for the actual expenses of travel on the basis of the means of transportation reasonably utilized and the distance necessarily traveled to and from such witness's residence by the shortest practical route in going to and returning from the place of attendance."