DEPOSITION COSTS

(a) The following are taxable deposition costs: (1) (2) The cost of a deposition transcript, either the original or a copy, but not both, whether taken solely for discovery or for use at trial; Reasonable costs of a deposition reporter and the notary or other official presiding at the deposition including travel, where necessary, and subsistence; (3) Reasonable costs for videography; (4) Witness fees at the same rate as the rate for attendance at trial. The witness need not be under subpoena; and (5) Reasonable costs for a necessary interpreter at the taking of a taxable-cost deposition. (b) The following are not taxable deposition costs: (1) Attorney’s fees, expenses in arranging for taking a deposition, and expenses in attending the deposition are not taxable, except as provided by statute or by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; (2) Postage, handling, and delivery fees for deposition transcripts; and (3) Condensed, ASCII, or other special formatting or production of deposition transcripts.