McMurray v. Forsythe Fin., LLC

Full title: RICHARD L. McMURRAY Plaintiff, v. FORSYTHE FINANCE, LLC, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH

Date published: Jan 25, 2021

Case No. 1:20-CV-8 TS (D. Utah Jan. 25, 2021)

Opinion

Case No. 1:20-CV-8 TS

01-25-2021

RICHARD L. McMURRAY Plaintiff, v. FORSYTHE FINANCE, LLC, Defendant.

Ted Stewart United States District Judge

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING COSTS

Judgment in the above-entitled case was entered on January 11, 2021. Defendants filed its Bill of Costs on January 25, 2021.

Defendant seeks $240.81 in legal research fees. Binding Tenth Circuit precedent makes clear that such costs are not taxable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 and will be disallowed.¹

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DATED this 25th day of January, 2021.

BY THE COURT:

/s/_________

Ted Stewart

United States District Judge

Sorbo v. United Parcel Serv., 432 F.3d 1169, 1180 (10th Cir. 2005) (holding that "computer assisted legal research" is "not within the scope of § 1920"); Jones v. Unisys Corp., 54 F.3d 624, 633 (10th Cir. 1995) ("[C]osts for computer legal research are not statutorily authorized."); see also Roth v. Spruell, 388 F. App'x 830, 837 (10th Cir. 2010) (stating that "costs for legal research, telephone calls, facsimiles, postage, delivery service, and parking" are not "reimbursable as costs under § 1920").