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  AO 133                          (Rev.                                                                                                                                 
                                  9/89) Bill                                                                                                                            
                                  of Costs                                                                                                                              
                                  DC                                                                                                                                    
                                  MODIFIED                                                                                                                              
                                  2/2/09                                                                                                                                
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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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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>WITNESS FEES (computation, cf. 28 U.S.C. 1821
for statutory fees)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">ATTENDANCE</td>
<td colspan="2">SUBSISTENCE</td>
<td colspan="2">MILEAGE</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">Total Cost</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">NAME AND RESIDENCE</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td colspan="2">Each Witness</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>Days</td>
<td>Cost</td>
<td>Days</td>
<td>Cost</td>
<td>Miles</td>
<td>Cost</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="8"><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 filed on CM/ECF [with substantiating
> documentation]{.underline}.
>
> 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.**
>
> **[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.

Reference: FRCP Rule 54(d); 28 U.S.C. \'\' 1920-1924.

> For questions on taxation of costs, contact: Tricia Pepin at
> 612-664-5129