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Case 3:03—cv—00378-DJS Document 46 Filed 1 1/14/2005 Page 1 of 3
IN TI—IE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:03V378 (DJS)
DONNA OWEN, )
Plaintiff j
v. j DEFENDANT GEORGIA-
) PACIFIC’S RESPONSE TO
) PLAINTIFF’S APPEAL OF THE
) AWARD OF COSTS
GEORGIA—PACIFIC CORPORATION, j
Defendant. j
)
Comes now, Defendant Georgia—Pacitic Corporation (“Georgia—Paciiic"), 2
pursuant to Local Rule 54(d), and files its Response to Plaintiffs Appeal of the Award of
Costs.
In accordance with Local Rule 54, Georgia-Pacific filed its verified Bill of Costs,
together with an attached itemization, on October 7, 2005. All ofthe costs sought by
Georgia—Pacitic were expressly allowed by Local Rule 54 and the applicable federal I
statutes. Plaintiff failed to file any objections to Georgia-Pacific’s Bill of Costs. »
On October 31, 2005, the Clerk entered an Order approving Georgia—Pacific’s Bill
of Costs. Despite having failed to object to Georgia—Pacific’s Bill of Costs, on November
4, 2005 Plaintiff tiled an appeal of the Clerk’s Order awarding costs ("Plaintiffs
appeal").
Plaintiff s appeal is governed by Local Rule 54(d), which provides that any
application for review of an award of costs "sha11 specify which portions ofthe Clerk’s .
ruling are the subject ofthe objection and shall specify the reasons therefore." Plaintiffs I

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appeal has not specified any specific poxtion of the Clerk’s award to which she objects,
nor has Plaintiff argued that the award failed to comply with any rule. As such,
Plaintiffs Appeal should be denied.
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Respectfully submitted this the day of November, 2005.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
Gre§y Nies
Mc ARTER & ENGLISH
CityPlace 1, 185 Asylum St.
Hartford, CT 06103-3495
Ph. (860) 275-6712
Randall D. Avram
Richard D. Haygood
KILPATRICK STOCKTON, LLP
3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 400
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Telephone: (919) 420-1700
Facsimile: (919) 420-1800

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Defendant Ge0rgia—Pacific’s
Response To Plaintiffs Appeal Of The Award Of Costs has been duly served by
depositing a true and correct copy of same in the United States mail with adequate first-
class postage affixed thereon, addressed as follows:
Stephen P. Horner, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen P. Horner
2l 83 Boston Post Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
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Th1s the / fz day of November, 2005.
Gregry Noi; es J
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