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S.D. W. Va. LR Civ P 54.1
Fees and Costs
Fees and costs shall be taxed and paid in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 1911-1929, and other controlling statutes and rules. If costs are awarded, the reasonable premiums or expenses paid on any bond or other security given by the prevailing party shall be taxed as part of the costs.
The prevailing party shall prepare a bill of costs within 30 days after entry of the final judgment on the form supplied by the clerk. The bill of costs shall contain an itemized schedule of the costs and a statement signed by counsel for the prevailing party that the schedule is correct and the charges were actually and necessarily incurred. The original of the bill of costs shall be filed with the clerk and a copy served on counsel for the adverse party or on the unrepresented adverse party.
Specific objections to any item of costs filed by the prevailing party shall be filed within 14 days after service of a bill of costs. Any response to the objections shall be filed within 7 days of service of the objections. The clerk shall assess costs based on the papers submitted.
Related Forms:
Bill of Costs
Provenance
- Source
- www.wvsd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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