DEFENSE ACCEPTS DOJ’s BILL OF COSTS–WITH INTEREST IF AND WHEN APPEALS ARE EXHAUSTED
October 23, 2006 9:59 pm by Gene Borio“[T]he parties have agreed (a) that the amount submitted by the Government in its Bill of Costs $1,930,981.97, shall constitute the appropriate taxable costs and (b) that Defendants shall be liable for that amount, plus interest from this date, upon final resolution of all appeals in this matter, if the Government remains the prevailing party.”
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Text follows of:
Defendants Praecipe on Bill of Costs, October 23, 2006
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
And
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND,
et al.,
Plaintiff-Intervenors,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. (f/k/a
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED),
et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 99-CV-2496 (GK)
Next Scheduled Court Appearance: None
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JOINT PRAECIPE REGARDING BILL OF COSTS
The parties jointly submit this praecipe regarding the Bill of Costs.
1. In Order No. 1015, this Court ordered that “Defendants shall pay the appropriate costs of the prevailing party, which is the Government. The Government shall serve and file a bill of costs in accordance with LCvR 54 within 30 days from this date.”
2. The Government filed its Bill of Costs on October 2, 2006.
3. To expedite and facilitate resolution of the issues concerning the Bill of Costs, the parties have agreed (a) that the amount submitted by the Government in its Bill of Costs $1,930,981.97, shall constitute the appropriate taxable costs and (b) that Defendants shall be liable for that amount, plus interest from this date, upon final resolution of all appeals in this matter, if the Government remains the prevailing party.
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DATED: October 23, 2006 Respectfully submitted,
Peter D. Keisler
Assistant Attorney General
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
Stuart Schiffer
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE
Post Office Box 14524
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-4524
Telephone: (202) 616-4185
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
Timothy M. Broas (D.C. Bar No. 391145)
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-3817
Telephone: (202) 282-5000
Fax: (202) 282-5100
Dan K. Webb
Thomas J. Frederick
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601-9703
Telephone: (312) 558-5600
Fax: (312) 558-5700
Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (D.C. Bar No.
468934)
James L. Brochin (D.C. Bar No. 455456)
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &
GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
Telephone: (212) 373-3000
Fax: (212) 757-3990
Attorneys for Defendants
Altria Group Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc.
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
Robert F. McDermott (D.C. Bar No. 261164)
Peter J. Biersteker (D.C. Bar No. 358108)
JONES DAY
51 Louisiana Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-2113
Telephone: (202) 879-3939
Fax: (202) 626-1700
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Paul G. Crist
JONES DAY
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1190
Telephone: (216) 586-3939
Fax: (216) 579-0212
Attorneys for Defendant
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
David E. Mendelson (D.C. Bar No. 471863)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
655 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 200005
Telephone: (202) 879-5000
Fax: (202) 879-5200
David M. Bernick
Stephen R. Patton
Renee D. Smith
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 5900
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Telephone: (312) 861-2000
Fax: (312) 861-2200
Attorneys for Defendant
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
Michael B. Minton
THOMPSON COBURN LLP
One US Bank Plaza, Suite 3500
St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1693
Telephone: (314) 552-6000
Fax: (314) 552-7597
Gene E. Voigts
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP
2555 Grand Blvd.
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Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613
Telephone: (816) 474-6550
Fax: (816) 421-2708
Attorneys for Defendant
Lorillard Tobacco Company
/s/ Matthew A. Campbell for
Bruce G. Sheffler
David L. Wallace
CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10112-0219
Telephone: (212) 408-5100
Attorneys for Defendant
British American Tobacco (Investments)
Limited (f/k/a British-American Tobacco
Company Limited)