(1) the name of the witness; (2) the location of residence or business; (3) the dates the witness actually testified in Court; and (4) the number of days the witness traveled to and from the place of trial or hearings, the exact number of miles traveled and the actual cost of any common carrier transportation incurred. (d) Clerk of Court Taxing Witness Fees. The Clerk of Court shall tax the witness fees after the bill of costs is filed, provided the information contained therein corresponds with the official records of the Court. If there is a discrepancy between the bill of costs and the official court records, the Clerk of Court shall tax the witness fees in accordance with the official court records. (e) Costs in Removed Cases. In cases removed from state courts, the costs incurred in the state courts by the prevailing party shall be taxed upon filing a bill of costs with the Clerk of Court. (f) Items Taxable as Costs. It shall be the policy of the Court to allow certain items of costs and disallow other items, as specified in any order of the Court: (1) Fees of the Clerk of Court and United States Marshal. The filing fees paid to the Clerk of Court shall be taxable. Fees of the United States Marshal, as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1921, shall be taxable. The costs for service by a sheriff or other authorized person shall be taxable, except that counsel have the duty to mitigate costs by having process served by a person located as closely as possible to the person to be served, in order to minimize mileage fees. (2) Fees of Court Reporter. (A) When a transcript is obtained for purposes of appeal, the cost of the original is taxable if the appeal is successful. (B) Transcripts of trial proceedings obtained for the purposes of preparing proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, when directed by the Court in trials to the Court, shall be taxable to the prevailing party. (C) Daily transcripts of trial proceedings obtained for the convenience of counsel are not taxable as costs unless advance authority has been sought and obtained from the Court.
(1) the name of the witness; (2) the location of residence or business; (3) the dates the witness actually testified in Court; and (4) the number of days the witness traveled to and from the place of trial or hearings, the exact number of miles traveled and the actual cost of any common carrier transportation incurred. (d) Clerk of Court Taxing Witness Fees. The Clerk of Court shall tax the witness fees after the bill of costs is filed, provided the information contained therein corresponds with the official records of the Court. If there is a discrepancy between the bill of costs and the official court records, the Clerk of Court shall tax the witness fees in accordance with the official court records. (e) Costs in Removed Cases. In cases removed from state courts, the costs incurred in the state courts by the prevailing party shall be taxed upon filing a bill of costs with the Clerk of Court. (f) Items Taxable as Costs. It shall be the policy of the Court to allow certain items of costs and disallow other items, as specified in any order of the Court: (1) Fees of the Clerk of Court and United States Marshal. The filing fees paid to the Clerk of Court shall be taxable. Fees of the United States Marshal, as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1921, shall be taxable. The costs for service by a sheriff or other authorized person shall be taxable, except that counsel have the duty to mitigate costs by having process served by a person located as closely as possible to the person to be served, in order to minimize mileage fees. (2) Fees of Court Reporter. (A) When a transcript is obtained for purposes of appeal, the cost of the original is taxable if the appeal is successful. (B) Transcripts of trial proceedings obtained for the purposes of preparing proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, when directed by the Court in trials to the Court, shall be taxable to the prevailing party. (C) Daily transcripts of trial proceedings obtained for the convenience of counsel are not taxable as costs unless advance authority has been sought and obtained from the Court.
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