Fields v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Filing 33

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant's motion for a bill of costs [#29] is granted, and the Clerk of the Court shall tax costs in the amount of $1,740.50. 29 Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 10/15/12. (KXS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
MITCHELL D. FIELDS,
Plaintiff,
vs.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:11CV581 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
On September 6, 2012, I granted summary judgment in favor of defendant
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS). Defendant UPS has filed a bill of costs seeking
$1,740.50. Plaintiff has not responded in objection.
Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d), “costs – other than attorney’s fees – should be
allowed to the prevailing party.” The specific costs that are recoverable are listed
in 29 U.S.C. § 1920, as follows:
(1)

Fees of the clerk and marshal;

(2)

Fees of the court reporter for all or any part of the stenographic
transcript necessarily obtained for use in the case;

(3)

Fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses;

(4)

Fees for exemplification and copies of papers necessarily obtained for
use in the case;

(5)

Docket fees under section 1923 of this title;

(6)

Compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of
interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special
interpretation services under section 1828 of this title.

It is well settled that district courts are “bound by the limitations” established by
section 1920, and costs not listed under that section are not taxable. See Crawford
Fitting Co. v. J.T. Gibbons, Inc., 482 U.S. 437, 444-45 (1987).
Because judgment was entered in its favor, UPS is the prevailing party in
this litigation and is entitled to reimbursement for its costs as set out in section
1920. After reviewing UPS’s bill of costs together with its exhibits in support, I
conclude that all of UPS’s listed charges are taxable under section 1920, and so I
will grant UPS’s motion in the amount requested.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant’s motion for a bill of costs
[#29] is granted, and the Clerk of the Court shall tax costs in the amount of
$1,740.50.

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CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 15th day of October, 2012.

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