Mohil et al v. Glick et al

Filing 115

MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 5/14/2012:Mailed notice(srn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
RAVIRAJ MOHIL, et al., etc.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JILL GLICK, et al., etc.,
Defendants.

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No.

07 C 1600

MEMORANDUM ORDER
More than three months after this Court’s issuance of its
February 1, 2012 memorandum opinion and order dismissing this
action, a dispute as to the amount of taxable costs to be levied
against plaintiffs still lingers on.

In reply to the thoughtful

response by plaintiffs’ counsel to the detailed bill of costs
that was tendered by defense counsel, the latter have submitted a
one-page, two-paragraph statement (1) that withdraws their claim
for computerized Westlaw research in the amount of $6,435.86,
while (2) reconfirming their request to be paid the remaining
$15,416.64 that they had claimed in the first instance.
That simply won’t do.

Is this court to operate on the

premise that defense counsel has no answer to the objections that
have been voiced (and supported) by plaintiffs’ counsel, or is it
instead expected to operate on the different premise that the
amounts would not have been claimed unless they were proper?

At

this stage of the parties’ dispute, this Court would be well
within its rights if it were to take the former stance and reduce

the claim allowance to $9,650.85, less any potential adjustment
in response to plaintiffs’ final request “to exercise its
discretion and reduce the remaining deposition expense in an
amount that the court deems appropriate.”
No final order will be entered at this time.

Although the

prevailing defendants may not be entitled to such solicitude in
light of their nonresponse, their counsel will be allowed one
brief added opportunity (until May 23) to frame the issues in a
manner that allows for a ruling on the merits.

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date:

May 14, 2012

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