28 U.S.C. § 1920(2)

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• Monelus v. Tocodrian, Inc.
  609 F. Supp. 2d 1328· S.D. Fla.· 2009-04-23 ·cited 56×
  The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting in part and denying in part the defendant's motion to tax costs, and ordered the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs.
• United States v. Pommerening
  500 F.2d 92· 10th Cir.· 1974-07-01 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the bribery statute was not unconstitutionally vague, the perjury convictions were valid, and evidence obtained without Miranda warnings was admissible in this context. However, the assessment of certain costs was remanded for an evidentiary hearing.
• SK Hand Tool Corp. & Corcoran P'rs, Ltd. v. Dresser Indus., Inc.
  852 F.2d 936· 7th Cir.· 1988-07-18 ·cited 30×
  The court held that multiple acts of mail and wire fraud in furtherance of a single scheme to defraud a single victim in a single transaction do not constitute a "pattern of racketeering activity" under RICO. The court also affirmed the district court's award of costs, finding de
• In re AIR Crash Disaster AT John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport ON June 24
  687 F.2d 626· 2d Cir.· 1982-08-23 ·cited 25×
  The court held that plaintiffs who settled 'without costs' are not entitled to recover costs, and that costs for transcripts and exhibits must be limited to expenses actually incurred by the party seeking reimbursement.
• Commercial Credit Equip. Corp. v. Stamps
  920 F.2d 1361· 7th Cir.· 1990-12-27 ·cited 14×
  The court held that while compensatory damages for fraud and conversion were supported by the evidence, punitive damages and prejudgment interest were improperly awarded. Costs for videotaping depositions were allowed, but not for their transcripts.
• J.T. Gibbons, Inc. v. Crawford Fitting Co.
  790 F.2d 1193· 5th Cir.· 1986-06-02 ·cited 10×
  The court held that a prevailing defendant cannot recover attorneys' fees and costs under 15 U.S.C. § 15, and that 15 U.S.C. § 15 does not authorize taxing excess expert witness fees as costs.
• Syntex Ophthalmics, Inc. v. Novicky
  795 F.2d 983· Fed. Cir.· 1986-07-02 ·cited 4×
  The court affirmed the district court's judgments regarding patent ownership, trade secret misappropriation, and costs, but found the issue of the injunction's duration moot due to its expiration.
• Funderburk v. Snyder
  S.D. Fla.· 2023-09-30
  The court held that the costs of deposition transcripts were necessarily obtained for use in the case, even if not cited in summary judgment, and are therefore recoverable.
• Webb v. City of Venice
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-03-24
  The court recommended granting the plaintiff's renewed motion for entitlement to attorney's fees and costs, finding it timely filed due to a pending motion for judgment as a matter of law, but denied the plaintiff's initial motion for fees as untimely.
• Thayer v. Randy Marion Chevrolet Buick Cadillac, Inc
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-10-04
  The court recommended granting in part and denying in part the defendant's motion for costs, finding the plaintiff's indigency claim insufficient and disallowing certain copying and rush service costs.
• Adderley v. Three Angels Broad. Network, Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2020-04-09
  The court held that the prevailing party is entitled to recover deposition transcript costs if they were necessarily obtained for use in the case, and the non-prevailing party bears the burden of showing otherwise.
• Papas v. Hanlon
  849 F.2d 702· 1st Cir.· 1988-06-21
  A district court may tax costs against a litigant permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, and the exercise of this authority under Rule 54(d) is discretionary.