Atlas Equipment Company LLC v. Weir Slurry Group Inc et al

Filing 194

ORDER granting 178 Motion for Bill of Costs in the amount of $ 30,515.67 against Defendants Weir Slurry Group, Inc. and Weir Minerals Australia, Ltd. by Clerk Bruce Rifkin.(BR)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Requested I. CLERK'S FEES Pacer fees are not taxable. II. SERVICE FEES $1,431.50 $830.00 $601.50 $587.28 Disallowed $117.28 Allowed $470.00 v. WEIR SLURRY GROUP, INC. and WEIR MINERALS AUSTRALIA, LTD., Defendants. Having considered briefs in support of, and in opposition to, the cost bill herein, costs in the cause indicated above are hereby taxed against DEFENDANTS WEIR SLURRY GROUP, INC., and WEIR MINERALS AUSTRALIA, LTD , and on behalf of PLAINTIFF ATLAS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC in the amount of $30,515.67 as follows: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

ATLAS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC, Plaintiff, Case No. C07-1358TSZ TAXATION OF COSTS

Clerk allowed costs for service on individuals whose depositions were actually used by counsel in support of their motion for summary judgment. Costs for expedited service were not allowed. III. DEPOSITION COSTS $36,979.94 $16,393.50 $20,586.44

Clerk allowed costs for transcripts and appearance fees for all depositions actually used by counsel in support of their summary judgment motion. This includes depositions that supported an issue on which they did not prevail. Costs for extra transcript formats were not allowed. TAXATION OF COSTS -- 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 TAXATION OF COSTS -- 2 Dated this 4th IV. WITNESS FEES

Requested $2,786.28

Disallowed $688.30

Allowed $2,097.98

Clerk disallowed expenses that exceeded the authorized maximums allowed for government travel. Costs for Zhou and Kulak were allowed since they are not named parties to this action. V. COPY COSTS $33,798.75 $27,039.00 $6,759.75

General copying costs including expenses incurred during discovery are not taxable. Clerk estimated that 20% of the costs requested represented copying directly related to case filings. VI. INTERPRETERS Interpreter costs are not taxable. $13,881.96 $13,881.96 0

day of MARCH, 2000 .

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Bruce Rifkin Clerk, U.S. District Court