Prepare for the clerk's taxation of costs
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the invoices the lawyer marks, list the item, the amount, and the 28 U.S.C. § 1920 category the lawyer assigns. Do not predict what the clerk will tax and do not call the proceeding a registrar's estimate.
- What the lawyer must review
- Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) provides that the clerk may tax costs on 14 days' notice, and that the court may review the clerk's action on a motion served within the next 7 days. 28 U.S.C. § 1920 is the list of items a judge or clerk of a court of the United States may tax as costs. The Federal Rules text opened here does not provide for a registrar's estimate of a bill of costs. The working list is for the lawyer who will address the clerk's taxation. Local rules may set how a bill is presented. The lawyer reads those rules.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes assembling provisional schedules. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| AO 133 bill of costs | Form | AI use Red | Link to AO 133, the district-court bill of costs. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.