---
title: "Prepare a response list to the other side's cost items"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-the-costs-response-to-a-lump-sum-costs-claim/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-K20261018-5-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a response list to the other side's cost items

> List each cost the other side claims, the amount, and whether it names a category in 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Do not concede an item, do not oppose an item, and do not write the response that is filed.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List each cost the other side claims, the amount, and whether it names a category in 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Do not concede an item, do not oppose an item, and do not write the response that is filed. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) provides that costs other than attorney's fees should be allowed to the prevailing party unless a federal statute, the rules, or a court order provides otherwise, and that the court may review the clerk's taxation on a motion served within 7 days after the clerk's action. 28 U.S.C. § 1920 is the list of items a judge or clerk may tax. An item that is not in that list is flagged for the lawyer. The lawyer decides whether it was necessarily obtained for use in the case and writes anything that is filed. Costs against the United States may be imposed only to the extent allowed by law. The schedule is not that filing. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the costs response to a lump-sum costs claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-the-costs-response-to-a-lump-sum-costs-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each cost the other side claims, the amount, and whether it names a category in 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Do not concede an item, do not oppose an item, and do not write the response that is filed.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A category label is not an allowance. The clerk taxes costs, and the court may review that taxation.
- Do not treat an Australian lump-sum cost scale as the measure of a federal bill of costs.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) (costs)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_54) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 U.S.C. § 1920 (taxation of costs)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1920) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AO 133 bill of costs](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-ao-133-bill-of-costs.md) | Form | Red | Link to AO 133, the district-court bill of costs. The form page was updated on 16 July 2024 and is effective 1 December 2009. The claimant declares under penalty of perjury that the costs are correct. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*