Guirola v. Miami-Dade County

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 21-cv-24052-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

ENGELBERT GUIROLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, YOVANI SOSA, and SGT. RODRIGUEZ,

Defendants. ________________________________/

ORDER TAXING COSTS THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendants Yovani Sosa and Ernesto Rodriguez’s (“Defendants”) Bill of Costs and Verified Memorandum of Law in Support of Bill of Costs. ECF Nos. [91]-[92] (collectively “Motion for Bill of Costs” or “Motion”). Therein, Defendants seek $13,506.65 in taxable costs as the prevailing party in this case. The costs include $86.00 for service fees, $12,828.70 for printed or electronically recorded transcripts, and $591.95 for printing and copying. Plaintiff did not file a Response within the deadline to do so. See S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(c). After a review of the materials submitted by Defendants, the Court finds that the requested costs are reasonable and recoverable. See Powell v. The Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., No. 07-CV- 80435, 2010 WL 4116488, at *10 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2010) (“Under section 1920(2), costs for transcripts may be awarded regardless of whether the transcripts were for pre-trial hearings, post- trial hearings, or the trial itself.”); Suchite v. Kleppin, No. 10-CV-21166, 2012 WL 1933555 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 23, 2012) (approving cost of service of subpoenas and photocopying). Therefore, Defendants are entitled to recover $13,506.65 in taxable costs. Case No. 21-cv-24052-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. Defendants’ Motion, ECF Nos. [91]-[92], is GRANTED. 2. Defendants are entitled to recover $13,506.65 in taxable costs from Plaintiff Engelbert Guirola. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on May 17, 2023.

BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Counsel of Record