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  AO 133                             (Rev.                                                                                                                                   
                                     9/89) Bill                                                                                                                              
                                     of Costs                                                                                                                                
                                     DC                                                                                                                                      
                                     MODIFIED                                                                                                                                
                                     10/10/07                                                                                                                                
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  [United States                                                                                                                                                             
  District                                                                                                                                                                   
  Court]{.smallcaps}                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                  District of                                                                                                
                                                                  Minnesota                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                       **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                                                                                                                                         \$               

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Fees for service of                                                                                                                                                        
  summons and subpoena                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                             

  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                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Fees for witnesses                                                                                                                                                         
  (itemize on reverse                                                                                                                                                        
  side)                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Fees for                                                                                                                                                                   
  exemplification and                                                                                                                                                        
  copies of papers                                                                                                                                                           
  necessarily obtained                                                                                                                                                       
  for use in the case                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Docket fees under 28                                                                                                                                                       
  U.S.C. 1923                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Costs as shown on                                                                                                                                                          
  Mandate of Court of                                                                                                                                                        
  Appeals                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Compensation of                                                                                                                                                            
  court-appointed                                                                                                                                                            
  experts                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Compensation of                                                                                                                                                            
  interpreters and                                                                                                                                                           
  costs of special                                                                                                                                                           
  interpretation                                                                                                                                                             
  services under 28                                                                                                                                                          
  U.S.C. 1828                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Other costs (please                                                                                                                                                        
  itemize)                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                             

  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.                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Signature of                                                                                                                                                               
  Attorney:                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                             

  Name of Attorney:                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                             

  For:                                                                                                                     Date:                                             

                       Name of                                                                                                                                               
                       Claiming                                                                                                                                              
                       Party                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                             

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

                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                  By:                                                                                                        

  Clerk of Court                                                              Deputy                                                                 Date                    
                                                                              Clerk                                                                                          
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  AO 133  (Rev. 9/89) Bill of Costs
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<tbody>
<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>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2">Total Cost</td>
</tr>
<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>
</tr>
<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>
</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">
<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">
<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></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<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>
</tr>
<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>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<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>

# UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

**District of Minnesota**

> **PROCEDURE FOR TAXING COSTS**
>
> The Clerk\'s Office is pleased to provide a guide entitled \"Taxation
> of Costs in a Civil Case in the United States District Court for the
> District of Minnesota\" for use by attorneys and legal staff. This
> guide will assist with the proper filing of Bill of Costs with this
> court and is available on the Court=s website at
> [www.mnd.uscourts.gov.]{.underline}
>
> Costs shall be submitted on Form AO-133 which is provided by the
> Administrative Office of the United States Courts for this purpose.
> The form is available on our website at
> [www.mnd.uscourts.gov]{.underline} and it can be requested from the
> Clerk\'s Office, United States District Court. The completed AO-133
> form shall be submitted [with substantiating
> documentation]{.underline} to the Minneapolis Clerk=s office.
>
> Costs generally [are not]{.underline} taxed and the Bill of Costs
> should not be submitted until the following conditions are met:
>
> **1. the time for filing of the Notice of Appeal has expired,**
>
> **2. a decision on post-trial motions has been made,**
>
> **3. the appeal has been decided on the merits or dismissed, or**
>
> **4. Writ of Certiorari is denied and opinion of the Supreme Court is
> filed.**
>
> **[Office Procedure]{.underline}**
>
> A briefing schedule is sent to counsel of record when the Bill of Cost
> is filed. An appearance before the Clerk is not required. Costs may be
> taxed as submitted if objections are not filed. If the matter of costs
> is resolved prior to taxation by the Clerk, written notification of
> disposition shall be submitted.
>
> **GENERAL INFORMATION**

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Taxation  | **See FRAP, Rule 39(d) & (e). *NOTE: Costs granted at  |
| of Costs on | the Court of Appeals level are entered in the judgment |
| Appeal**    | rolls upon receipt of the Mandate in the District      |
|             | Court. DO NOT INCLUDE THESE COSTS IN THE AO-133 BILL   |
|             | OF COST FORM.***                                       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Attorney  | **Do not incorporate into the Bill of Costs; Refer     |
| Fees**      | LR54.3 and 28 U.S.C. \' 2412.**                        |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Sub       | **Copies of receipts, statements, bills, checks, etc.  |
| stantiating | must be submitted in support of costs and**            |
| Docu        |                                                        |
| mentation** | **explanation of necessity for cost items claimed.**   |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| *           | **Generally allowed only when read into the record or  |
| *Deposition | received as evidence.**                                |
| Costs**     |                                                        |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| *           | **Large or unusual expenditures, such as models, must  |
| *Exhibits** | be approved by the court prior to trial or             |
|             | preparation, or they are generally not allowed.        |
|             | Exhibits must be identified by number if costs are     |
|             | claimed.**                                             |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Copies**  | **Generally not allowed [unless]{.underline} received  |
|             | as an exhibit during trial (number identification).    |
|             | Certified or exemplified copies are generally          |
|             | allowed.**                                             |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Costs     | **FRCP 54 and Wright & Miller, \'\' 2666 and 2677.**   |
| Dif         |                                                        |
| ferentiated |                                                        |
| from Fees   |                                                        |
| and         |                                                        |
| Expenses**  |                                                        |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Expert    | **The Clerk is authorized to tax only the statutory    |
| Witnesses** | witness fee of \$40 per day; subsistence if an         |
|             | overnight stay is required (eff. 10/01/07):            |
|             | Minneapolis \$185; St. Paul \$185; Duluth 6/1 to 09/30 |
|             | \$143 and 10/1 to 5/31 \$123; Rochester \$137; Anoka   |
|             | County \$119; Dakota County \$136; Fergus Falls        |
|             | \$109.00, all other areas of state \$109.00. Mileage   |
|             | is reimbursed at \$0.585 per mile round trip travel    |
|             | (eff. 8/01/08). See 28 U.S.C. \' 1821. Questions       |
|             | should be directed to the appropriate division (see    |
|             | below for numbers).**                                  |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Air       | **28 U.S.C. \' 1821(c)(1): utilize common carrier at   |
| Travel**    | the most economical rate available. Receipt(s) must be |
|             | furnished.**                                           |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

> Reference: FRCP Rule 54(d); 28 U.S.C. \'\' 1920, 1923, and 192 Federal
> Practice and Procedure, Wright & Miller Vol X.
>
> For Information on taxation of costs, contact: Tricia Pepin, Legal
> Advisor, Minneapolis, 612-664-5129