Felder v. Sam's East, Inc.
Felder v. Sam's East, Inc.
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. 22-cv-60962-BLOOM/Valle
LINDA FELDER,
Plaintiff,
v.
SAM’S EAST, INC,
Defendant. _________________________/
ORDER TAXING COSTS THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant Sam’s East, Inc.’s Bill of Costs and Memorandum in Support of Bill of Costs. ECF No. [48] (“Motion”). Therein, Defendant seeks $5,687.25 in taxable costs as the prevailing party in this case. The costs include $402.00 for fees of the Clerk, $1,840.00 for service fees, $3,319.85 for printed or electronically recorded transcripts, and $125.00 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, post- trial 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 $5,687.25 in taxable costs. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: Case No. 22-cv-60962-BLOOM/Valle
1. Defendant’s Motion, ECF No. [48], is GRANTED. 2. Defendant is entitled to recover $5,687.25 in taxable costs from Plaintiff Linda Felder. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on July 11, 2023.
BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Counsel of Record
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