Opinion ID: 628682
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Reasonable expenses

Text: 24  'With the exception of routine office overhead normally absorbed by the practicing attorney, all reasonable expenses incurred in case preparation, during the course of litigation, or as an aspect of settlement of the case may be taxed as costs under section 1988' and 'the standard of reasonableness is to be given a liberal interpretation.'  City of Evergreen, 812 F.2d at 1337 (quoting Dowdell v. City of Apopka, 698 F.2d 1181, 1192 (11th Cir.1983)). In its fee award, the district court awarded Loranger only $3181 of the claimed $9671.23 in costs. Given City of Evergreen's command to interpret reasonable expenses liberally, the district court abused its discretion by reducing Ray's allowed costs by $6489.77 without any explanation.