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  AO 133                             (Rev.                                                                                                                               
                                     9/89)                                                                                                                               
                                     Bill of                                                                                                                             
                                     Costs                                                                                                                               
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  [United States                                                                                                                                                         
  District                                                                                                                                                               
  Court]{.smallcaps}                                                                                                                                                     

  Northern District of                                                                                                                                                   
  Texas                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                               **BILL OF                                                                                 
                                                                               COSTS**                                                                                   

  V.                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                               Case                                                                                      
                                                                               Number:                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Judgment having been                                                                                    against                                                        ,
  entered in the above                                                                                                                                                   
  entitled action on                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                         Date                                                                            

  the Clerk is                                                                                                                                                           
  requested to tax the                                                                                                                                                   
  following as costs:                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Fees of the Clerk .                                                                                                                                   \$               
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  Fees for service of                                                                                                                                                    
  summons and subpoena                                                                                                                                                   
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  Fees of the court                                                                                                                                                      
  reporter for all or                                                                                                                                                    
  any part of the                                                                                                                                                        
  transcript                                                                                                                                                             
  necessarily obtained                                                                                                                                                   
  for use in the case                                                                                                                                                    
  . .                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Fees and                                                                                                                                                               
  disbursements for                                                                                                                                                      
  printing . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                   
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  Fees for witnesses                                                                                                                                                     
  (itemize on reverse                                                                                                                                                    
  side) . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
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  Fees for                                                                                                                                                               
  exemplification and                                                                                                                                                    
  copies of papers                                                                                                                                                       
  necessarily obtained                                                                                                                                                   
  for use in the case                                                                                                                                                    
  . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
  . . .                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Docket fees under 28                                                                                                                                                   
  U.S.C. 1923 . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
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  Costs as shown on                                                                                                                                                      
  Mandate of Court of                                                                                                                                                    
  Appeals . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
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  Compensation of                                                                                                                                                        
  court-appointed                                                                                                                                                        
  experts. . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                   
  . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
  . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
  . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
  . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
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  Compensation of                                                                                                                                                        
  interpreters and                                                                                                                                                       
  costs of special                                                                                                                                                       
  interpretation                                                                                                                                                         
  services under 28                                                                                                                                                      
  U.S.C. 1828 . . . .                                                                                                                                                    
  . .                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Other costs (please                                                                                                                                                    
  itemize) . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                   
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  TOTAL                                                                                                                                                 \$               

                                                                                                                                                                         

  SPECIAL NOTE: Attach                                                                                                                                                   
  to your bill an                                                                                                                                                        
  itemization and                                                                                                                                                        
  documentation for                                                                                                                                                      
  requested costs in                                                                                                                                                     
  all categories.                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                         

  **DECLARATION**                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                         

  I declare under                                                                                                                                                        
  penalty of perjury                                                                                                                                                     
  that the foregoing                                                                                                                                                     
  costs are correct                                                                                                                                                      
  and were necessarily                                                                                                                                                   
  incurred in this                                                                                                                                                       
  action and that the                                                                                                                                                    
  services for which                                                                                                                                                     
  fees have been                                                                                                                                                         
  charged were                                                                                                                                                           
  actually and                                                                                                                                                           
  necessarily                                                                                                                                                            
  performed. A copy of                                                                                                                                                   
  this bill was mailed                                                                                                                                                   
  today with postage                                                                                                                                                     

  prepaid to:                                                                                   .                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Signature of                                                                                                                                                           
  Attorney:                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Name of Attorney:                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                         

  For:                                                                                                                 Date:                                             

                       Name of                                                                                                                                           
                       Claiming                                                                                                                                          
                       Party                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Costs are taxed in                                                                                                           and                                       
  the amount of                                                                                                                included in                               
                                                                                                                               the                                       
                                                                                                                               judgment.                                 

                                                                                                                                                                         

  Karen Mitchell                                                By:                                                                                                      

  Clerk of Court                                                      Deputy                                                                     Date                    
                                                                      Clerk                                                                                              
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><strong>WITNESS FEES (computation, cf. 28 U.S.C. 1821
for statutory fees)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2">ATTENDANCE</td>
<td colspan="2">SUBSISTENCE</td>
<td colspan="3">MILEAGE</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2">Total Cost</td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3">NAME AND RESIDENCE</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Total</td>
<td colspan="2">Each Witness</td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td>Days</td>
<td>Cost</td>
<td>Days</td>
<td>Cost</td>
<td>Miles</td>
<td colspan="2">Cost</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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</tr>
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<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9"><p><strong>NOTICE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Section 1924, Title 28, U.S. Code (effective September 1,
1948) provides:</strong></p>
<p>ASec. 1924. Verification of bill of costs.@</p>
<p>ABefore any bill of costs is taxed, the party claiming any item of
cost or disbursement shall attach thereto an affidavit, made by himself
or by his duly authorized attorney or agent having knowledge of the
facts, that such item is correct and has been necessarily incurred in
the case and that the services for which fees have been charged were
actually and necessarily performed.@</p>
<p><strong>See also Section 1920 of Title 28, which reads in part as
follows:</strong></p>
<p>AA bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance,
included in the judgment or decree.@</p>
<p><strong>The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contain the following
provisions:</strong></p>
<p>Rule 54 (d)</p>
<p>AExcept when express provision therefor is made either in a statute
of the United States or in these rules, costs shall be allowed as of
course to the prevailing party unless the court otherwise directs, but
costs against the United States, its officers, and agencies shall be
imposed only to the extent permitted by law. Costs may be taxed by the
clerk on one day=s notice. On motion served within 5 days thereafter,
the action of the clerk may be reviewed by the court.@</p>
<p>Rule 6(e)</p>
<p>AWhenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take
some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a
notice or other paper upon him and the notice or paper is served upon
him by mail, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period.@</p>
<p>Rule 58 (In Part)</p>
<p>AEntry of the judgment shall not be delayed for the taxing of
costs.@</p></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>