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28 U.S.C. § 1920

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A judge or clerk of any court of the United States may tax as costs the following:A bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree.
  1. (1)Fees of the clerk and marshal;
  2. (2)Fees for printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained for use in the case;
  3. (3)Fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses;
  4. (4)Fees for exemplification and the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case;
  5. (5)Docket fees under section 1923 of this title;
  6. (6)Compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special interpretation services under section 1828 of this title.