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- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 RegisterActionDate "2005-02-01" @default.
- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan : This matter is before the court on Defendant City of Chicago's ("City) bill of costs in the amount of $1,869.89. For the reasons stated below, we award the City $1,740.89 in costs. ?On July 15, 2002, Plaintiff Donald CCEB9B2 ("McCoy") filed a lawsuit against the City alleging that the City violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. ? 12101 et seq. and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. ? 621 et seq. Subsequently, the City moved for summary judgment and on July 27, 2004, in a memorandum opinion, we granted the City's motion for summary judgment in its entirety. CCEB9B2 v. City of Chicago, 2004 WL 1699049, *4 (N.D.Ill. 2004). The City has requested costs in the amount of $1,869.89. CCEB9B2 has filed an objection and argues that the City's bill of costs should be denied or reduced. Specifically, CCEB9B2 argues that the court should deny the City's bill of costs because "they are excessive, and CCEB9B2 lacks the ability to pay." (P.'s Response 2). ?Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) provides that "costs other than attorneys' fees shall be allowed as of course to the prevailing party unless the court otherwise directs." Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d)(1). 28 U.S.C. ? 1920 sets forth the taxable costs that can be recovered under Rule 54(d)(1). Recoverable costs include the (1) fees of the clerk and marshal; (2) fees for court reporters and transcripts; (3) fees for printing and witnesses; (4) fees for exemplification and copies of papers necessarily obtained for use in the case; (5) docket fees; and (6) compensation of court appointed experts and interpreters. 28 U.S.C. ? 1920. When deciding whether to award costs to a prevailing party, a court must determine whether the "expenses are allowable cost items, and that the amounts are reasonable and necessary." Deimer v. Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc. 58 F.3d 341, 345 (7th Cir. 1995). ? The City has requested $1,526.49 in fees for the court reporter for all or any part of the transcript necessarily obtained for use in the case and $214.40 in fees for exemplification and copies of papers necessarily obtained for use in the case. In support of the City's requests, the City has submitted an itemized list of all of its expenses, attached documentation that sufficiently evidences that the costs were essential to the City?s success in this action, and has categorized each request clearly. (Def.'s Ex.'s A, B). Accordingly, we find that costs totaling $1,740.89 are allowable, and that they were reasonable and necessary to the City during this litigation. ?The City has also requested $129.00 in witness fees. However, the City has not sufficiently completed or itemized the computation graph for witness fees on the reverse side of the Bill of Costs form. Therefore, the City's request for $129.00 in witness fees is denied. ? Based on the foregoing analysis, we award the City $1,740.89 in costs. (mw, ) (Entered: 02/01/2005)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 AdministrativeID "41" @default.
- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 OntologyLabel dispositive @default.
- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 OntologyLabel granting_motion_for_summary_judgment @default.
- ilnd;;1:02-cv-04973_de49 OntologyLabel minute_entry @default.