IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS DELTA DIVISION BRADLEY DEATON PLAINTIFFS and RAYMOND HATTEN

v. CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00120-BSM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEFENDANT ORDER Bradley Deaton’s motion for costs [Doc. No. 154] is granted in the amount of $10,165.58. Deaton seeks $11,087.28 in costs as follows: $402 in docket fees and $10,685.28 in fees for printed or electronically stored transcripts and depositions of witnesses who testified at trial. See Doc. No. 154. After review of the record, Deaton’s total taxable costs amount to $10,165.58. This is true because Deaton may not recover fees for late payments, credit card processing, and AJI-generated “smart summaries.” See Gronefeld v. City of Normandy, No. 4:06-CV-386-DDN,

, at *1 (E.D. Mo. July 5, 2007) (late fees not taxable); Dish Wireless, LLC v. Town of Palm Beach Shores, No. 23-CV-80487,

, at *3 (S.D. Fla. March 5, 2025) (fees for processing and smart summaries not taxable if not shown to be necessary). Therefore, Deaton’s motion for costs is granted in the amount of $10,165.58. IT IS SO ORDERED this 4th day of December, 2025.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE