Qayumi v. Duke Univ.

Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge *434The plaintiff, Ariana Qayumi, asks the Court to review the taxation of costs by the Clerk. Specifically, she objects to the taxation of private subpoena service expenses, contending that private process server fees are not recoverable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. The Court agrees that § 1920 does not permit taxation of fees for private process servers, and will direct the Clerk to exclude these expenses from the taxable costs.

1. BACKGROUND

After this Court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Duke University, see Doc. 97, Duke filed a Bill of Costs in…