GUIROLA
v.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

S.D. Fla. | 2023-05-17
No. 21-cv-24052
District Court, S.D. Florida (2023)

Opinion of the Court

$13,506.65 in taxable costs as the prevailing party in this case. The costs include $86.00 for service fees, $12,828.70 for printed or electronically recorded transcripts, and $591.95 for printing and copying. Plaintiff did not file a Response within the deadline to do so. See S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c).

After a review of the materials submitted by Defendants, the Court finds that the requested costs are reasonable and recoverable. See Powell v. The Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., No. 07-CV- 80435, 2010 WL 4116488, at *10 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2010) (“Under section 1920(2), costs for transcripts may be awarded regardless of whether the transcripts were for pre-trial hearings, posttrial hearings, or the trial itself.”); Suchite v. Kleppin, No. 10-CV-21166, 2012 WL 1933555 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 23, 2012) (approving cost of service of subpoenas and photocopying).

Therefore, Defendants are entitled to recover $13,506.65 in taxable costs. Case No. 21-cv-24052-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. Defendants’ Motion, ECF Nos. -, is GRANTED. 2. Defendants are entitled to recover $13,506.65 in taxable costs from Plaintiff Engelbert Guirola. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on May 17, 2023.

BETH BLOOM

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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