Trench Tech International, Inc. v. Tech Con Trenching, Inc. et al
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533
ORDER ACCEPTING 523 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: The Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. In sum, Defendants shall be awarded $84,762.72 in taxable costs. (Ordered by Judge Reed C. O'Connor on 11/21/2022) (mmw)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
TRENCH TECH INT’L, INC. &
TRENCH-TECH, LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
TECH CON TRENCHING, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 4:19-cv-00201-O
ORDER
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation
in this case regarding Plaintiff Trench Tech International, Inc.’s Motion to Review Bill of Costs
and Objections to Bill of Costs (ECF No. 502), filed August 3, 2022. No objections were filed.
The District Court reviewed the proposed Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation for plain
error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation
(ECF No. 523) of the United States Magistrate Judge and ORDERS that:
1. Defendants’ Bill of Costs for service and summons of subpoenas be REDUCED by
$1,191.75 and that Defendants be awarded $1,718.25 for service of summons and
subpoenas as taxable and necessarily incurred costs.
2. Defendants’ Bill of Costs for transcripts be REDUCED by $6,827.90 for costs of
miscellaneous deposition fees and $13,285.50 for non-itemized invoices and that
Defendants be awarded $37,861.10 for transcripts as taxable and necessarily incurred
costs.
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3. Defendants’ Bill of Costs for project management fees by REDUCED by $412 and
that Defendants be awarded $21,726.26 for delivery fees, scanning and printing, and
project management fees as taxable and necessarily incurred costs.
4. Defendants’ Bill of Costs associated with Bates-labeling be REDUCED by $3,280.39
and that Defendants be awarded $23,457.11 for presentation costs, video editing,
copies of records from third-party subpoenas, and Bates-labeling as taxable and
necessarily incurred costs.
In sum, Defendants shall be awarded $84,762.72 in taxable costs.
SO ORDERED this 21st day of November, 2022.
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Reed O’Connor
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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