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P E R C U R I A M: M i c ha e l P e r e z a ppe a l s the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s a w a r d of c os t s t o M i a m i - D a de C ounty ( “ C ounty ” ) a f

t e rthe di s tr i c tc our tgr a nt e d s um m a r y j udgm e nti n the C ounty ’ s f

a vor . P e r e z m a ke s the f ol l ow i ng a r gum e nt s on a ppe a l . F i r s t , he cont ends thatthe C ou nt y f ai l ed t o com pl y w i th t he rul es of the di stri ctcourtw hen i tf a i l e d t o t i m e l y f

i l e a ny doc um e nti n s uppor tof i t s i ni t i a l m ot i on t o t a x c os t s a nd by f a i l i ng t o s uppor ti t s r e que s tw i th pa r t i c ul a r i ty . S e c ond, P e r e z c l a i m s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our ta w a r de d thous a nds of dol l a r s of

c os t s notpe r m i t t e d pur s ua ntt o 28 U . S . C . § 1 92 0. F i nal l y, he ar gu es thatthe di stri ctcourt ’ s gra ntof sum m ar y j ud gm enti n t he un derl yi ng appeal shou l d b e r ever se d, and t here fore , the di stri ct c our t ’ s a w a r d of

c os t s t o the C ounty s houl d be va c a t e d. T he C ounty a r gue s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our t ’ s a w a r d of c os t s s houl d be a f f i r m e d. H ow e ve r , the C ounty c r os s - a ppe a l s the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s de t e r m i na t i on of th e a w a r d , c la im in g th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u r t e m p lo y e d th e in c o r r e c t s ta n d a r d in de ny i ng the a w a r d of

the tr i a l tr a ns c r i pta nd tw o de pos i t i on tr a ns c r i pt s . T he C ounty c onc e de s , how e ve r , tha ti f w e r e ve r s e s um m a r y j udgm e nti n the unde r l y i ng a ppe a l , the a w a r d of

c os t s s houl d be va c a t e d. R ul e 54(d)(1) of the F eder al R ul es of C i vi l P roce du re st at es that“ cost s other tha n a t t or ne y s ’ f

e e s s ha l l be a l l ow e d a s of c our s e t o the pr e va i l i ng pa r ty unl e s s the3

c our tothe r w i s e di r e c t s . ” “ A bs e nta c ontr a r y l e gi s l a t i ve di r e c t i ve , a ‘ pr e va i l i ng pa r ty ’ i s one w ho pr e va i l s on ‘ a ny s i gni f i c a nti s s ue ’ a nd the r e by a c hi e ve s s om e of the benefi t s s ou gh tby bri ng i ng sui t . ” L ogge r he ad T ur t l e v . C ount

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of V o lu s ia C o u n ty , F la . , 307 F . 3d 1318, 1323 n. 4 ( 11th C i r . 2002) ( quot i ng T ex . S ta te T ea ch ers A ss’n v. G a rla n d In d ep . Sch . D ist ., 4 8 9 U .S . 7 8 2 , 7 9 1 - 9 2 , 1 0 9 S . C t. 14 86 , 14 93 , 10 3 L . E d. 2d 86 6 (19 89 )) . H e r e , w e r e ve r s e d the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s gr a ntof s um m a r y j udgm e nti n f a vorof th e C o u n ty in th e u n d e r ly in g s u b s ta n tiv e a p p e a l. P e r ezv . Mia m i- D a d e C o u n ty , N o. 05- 10261 ( 11th C i r . F e b. 17, 2006) ( pe rc ur i a m ) . T hi s be i ng the c a s e , the C o u n ty is n o lo n g e rth e p r e v a ilin g p a r ty f o rp u rp o s e s o f

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C iv il P r oc e dur e 54( d) . T he r e f or e , w e va c a t e the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s a w a r d of c os t s i n f

a vor o f th e C o u n ty. V AC AT E D.