Wilson v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

IRIS N. WILSON,

Plaintiff, Case No. 3:21-cv-1212-TJC-PDB v.

CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.,

Defendant.

ORDER This case is before the Court on Defendant’s Proposed Bill of Costs (Doc. 79), to which Plaintiff has filed objections (Doc. 81), and Defendant has replied (Doc. 88). As the prevailing party, Defendant may seek recovery of certain costs. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d). The decision whether to award costs is within the Court’s discretion. Marx v. Gen. Rev. Corp., 568 U.S. 371, 377 (2013). The only allowable costs are those listed under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Maris Dist. Co. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 302 F.3d 1207, 1225 (11th Cir. 2002). The Court has considered the bill of costs and Plaintiff’s partial objections and determined to award the requested costs in full. The Clerk shall enter a costs judgment in favor of Defendant CSX Transportation, Inc., and against Plaintiff Iris N. Wilson, in the amount of $6,109.05. Post-judgment interest will accrue at the statutory rate set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1961.

DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida the 29th day of April, 2024.

\ Ww) TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN = United States District Judge

ddw Copies: Counsel of record