Free Reply to Objections to Bill of Costs - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

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No. 02-1500C (Judge George W. Miller)

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

DEFENDANT'S REPLY TO PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR COSTS AND DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director KATHRYN A. BLEECKER Assistant Director JAMES W. POIRIER Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 1100 L Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 616-0856 Facsimile: (202) 514-7969 Attorneys for Defendant April 18, 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ......................................... ii DEFENDANT'S REPLY TO PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR COSTS AND DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS .......................................... 1 I. II. Rule 68 Mandates An Award Of Costs .................. 2 Rule 68 Applies Even After Liability Is Established ...................................... 3

III. There Is No "Attractive Offer" Requirement .......... 5 IV. The Motion For Sanctions Lacks Any Rational Basis ... 9

CONCLUSION ................................................... 11

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES PAGE(S) Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August, 450 U.S. 346 (1981) ................................

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Prowest Diversified, Inc. v. United States, 40 Fed. Cl. 879 (1998) ............................... STATUTES

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28 U.S.C. § 2412(b) ..........................................

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RULES

Rule 11 ..................................................... Rule 68 .................................................

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