Miller v. International Diving & Consulting Services, Inc.

I2WICKER, Judge.

This appeal arises in a Jones Act case in which a judgment in favor of the plaintiff is final. See Miller v. Intern. Diving & Consulting, 669 So.2d 1246 (La.App. 5 Cir.1996). The issue before us is assessment of the costs.

After disposition of the appeal on the merits, plaintiff and defendants reached a consent judgment on May 31, 1996, which set out terms for payment of the award to plaintiff as well as for payment of costs. Although plaintiff claimed his total costs for the lawsuit were $18,569.11, he agreed in the consent judgment to settle for a lesser amount, as follows:

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