Marcavage et al v. The City of Chicago et al

Filing 235

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 1/25/2010:Mailed notice(srn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL MARCAVAGE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No.

06 C 3858

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Prevailing codefendant Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ("Authority") has filed a bill of costs in the sum of $11,214.93, and the losing plaintiffs have filed partial objections to the inclusion of charges relating to deposition transcripts aggregating $1,145.43. Authority has now filed its

response to those objections, demonstrating that although the three witnesses whose depositions are at issue were not directly involved in the events at Navy Pier, their testimony (and hence the deposition costs) fit within the "reasonably necessary" standard of the statute governing costs. Accordingly plaintiffs' objections to the bill of costs are rejected. Costs are awarded in the requested sum of $11,214.93.

________________________________________ Milton I. Shadur Senior United States District Judge Date: January 25, 2010