---
title: "Prepare a schedule of taxable costs after judgment"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-the-lump-sum-costs-summary-after-judgment/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-K20261018-4-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a schedule of taxable costs after judgment

> From the invoices and the judgment the lawyer supplies, list each cost in a category named in 28 U.S.C. § 1920, with the amount and the invoice. Leave attorney's fees off the schedule.…

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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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the invoices and the judgment the lawyer supplies, list each cost in a category named in 28 U.S.C. § 1920, with the amount and the invoice. Leave attorney's fees off the schedule. Do not file a bill of costs and do not state that the clerk will allow an item. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) provides that, unless a federal statute, the rules, or a court order provides otherwise, costs other than attorney's fees should be allowed to the prevailing party. Costs against the United States, its officers, and its agencies may be imposed only to the extent allowed by law. The clerk may tax costs on 14 days' notice. On a motion served within the next 7 days, the court may review the clerk's action. 28 U.S.C. § 1920 lists what a judge or clerk of a court of the United States may tax: fees of the clerk and marshal; fees for printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained for use in the case; fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses; fees for exemplification and the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case; docket fees under section 1923; and compensation of court-appointed experts, interpreters, and special interpretation services under section 1828. A bill of costs is filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree. Attorney's fees are claimed by motion under Rule 54(d)(2), not as items in this schedule, unless the substantive law requires them to be proved at trial as damages. The lawyer decides which items were necessarily obtained and files any bill. There is no lump-sum party-and-party cost scale in these provisions. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the lump-sum costs summary after judgment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-the-lump-sum-costs-summary-after-judgment.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the invoices and the judgment the lawyer supplies, list each cost in a category named in 28 U.S.C. § 1920, with the amount and the invoice. Leave attorney's fees off the schedule. Do not file a bill of costs and do not state that the clerk will allow an item.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not put attorney's fees on the taxable-cost schedule. Rule 54(d)(2) is a separate motion, due no later than 14 days after entry of judgment unless a statute or order sets another time.
- The 14-day clerk's notice and the following 7-day review motion are the rule's periods. The tool does not count them. Local rules may set a different bill-of-costs practice.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) (costs and attorney's fees)](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.*