Free Objection - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Law Offices of BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 2901 North Central Avenue Suite 1000 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-3311 (602) 274-1100

Barbara A. Bagdon (SBN 018979)
Dana L. Hooper (SBN 023801) Attorneys for Plaintiff

Tara L. Jackson (SBN 013274)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Anissa B. Groves, a single woman, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Subir Roy, M.D., Defendants.

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No. CIV 03-1887 PHX MHM

OBJECTION TO DEFENDANT'S BILL OF COSTS AND NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO HAVE COSTS TAXED

Pursuant to Local Rule 54.1(b), Plaintiff Anissa B. Groves, through counsel undersigned, objects to Defendant Wyeth's Bill of Costs. Specifically, Plaintiff objects to the taxation of fees for the exemplification and copies of papers in the amount of $4,861.56 on grounds that Defendant Wyeth has provided absolutely no evidentiary support for this amount. Under LRCiv. 54.1(e)(5), the reasonable costs of copies of papers necessarily obtained from third-party records custodians is taxable, as are reasonable costs of documentary exhibits admitted into evidence at hearing or trial. However, all other copy costs, including the costs of copies submitted in lieu of originals for the convenience of counsel or Defendant Wyeth, are not taxable. Id. Without specific identification of the documents copied (48,615 of them at $0.10 per copy), neither the Clerk nor Plaintiff can determine whether this cost is reasonable and subject to taxation under the Rule.

Case 2:03-cv-01887-MHM

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Filed 05/01/2006

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For this reason, Plaintiff objects to the taxation of $4,861.56 representing costs for exemplification and copies of papers and respectfully requests that the Clerk refuse to tax this amount. DATED this 1st day of May, 2006. BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. s/Barbara A. Bagdon Tara L. Jackson Barbara A. Bagdon Dana L. Hooper 2901 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1000 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 274-1100 Attorneys for Plaintiff I hereby certify that on this 1st day of May, 2006, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Troy P. Foster, Esq. James J. Mancuso, Esq. LEWIS AND ROCA L.L.P. 40 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4429 Attorneys for Defendant Wyeth Howard Ross Cabot, Esq. Perkins Coie Brown & Bain, P.A. P.O. Box 400 Phoenix, AZ 85001 Attorney for Subir Roy s/Lynn Acosta

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