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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

EL DORADO DIVISION

ALVIN L. HENDERSON PLAINTIFF

 

VS. Case No. 04-CV-1065

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION DEFENDANT

ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant Georgia-Pacific Corporation’s (“GP”) Bill of Costs filed

on September 14, 2005, after this Court granted summary judgment in GP’s favor and dismissed

this lawsuit. (Doc. 25). GP seeks $982.75 for fees of the court reporter for obtaining the

transcript used in this case and $78.60 for fees for exemplification and copies of papers

necessarily obtained for use in this case, for a total of $1,061.35. Plaintiff has filed an objection

to the bill of costs. (Doc. 26). GP has filed a reply to Plaintiff’s objection (doc. 35), and Plaintiff

has filed an amended objection to the bill of costs (doc. 37). The Court finds this matter ripe for

consideration. In his reply, Plaintiff cites the Court to a recent order of United States District

Judge James Moody of the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division, where he denied a

prevailing defendant’s bill of costs for taking depositions when the depositions were not used in

trial. The Court finds this approach to be reasonable. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)

provides that costs shall be awarded to the prevailing part, unless the Court otherwise directs.

Similarly, 28 U.S.C. § 1920 allows (but does not require) the taxation of costs for fees of

necessarily-obtained stenographic transcripts and printing. Both of these provision are

permissive and put the award of costs within the Court’s discretion, and these materials were

never used in trial, so the Court finds the bill of costs should be and hereby is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 23rd day of March, 2006.

 /s/ Harry F. Barnes 

Hon. Harry F. Barnes

U.S. District Judge

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