As amended through June 11, 2024
Rule 13.05 - COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS(1) As used in this rule, "costs" includes costs and disbursements. "Allowance" of costs refers to the determination by the court that a party is entitled to claim costs. "Award" of costs is the determination by the court of the amount that a party who has been allowed costs is entitled to recover.(2) The court will designate a prevailing party and determine whether the prevailing party is allowed costs at the time that the court issues its decision.(3) When an allowance of costs is dependent on identification of a party as a prevailing party, the appellant or petitioner (or cross-appellant or cross-petitioner, as appropriate) is the prevailing party only if the court reverses or substantially modifies the judgment or order from which the appeal or judicial review was taken. Otherwise, the respondent (or crossr-espondent, as appropriate) is the prevailing party.(4) When a party prevails on appeal or on review and the case is remanded for further proceedings in which the party who ultimately will prevail remains to be determined, the court may allow costs to abide the outcome of the case. If the court allows costs to abide the outcome of the case, the prevailing party shall claim its costs within the time and in the manner prescribed in this rule. The appellate court may determine the amount of costs under this subsection, and may condition the actual award of costs on the ultimate outcome of the case. In that circumstance, the award of costs shall not be included in the appellate judgment, but shall be awarded by the court or tribunal on remand in favor of the prevailing party on appeal or review, if that party also prevails on remand, and shall be awarded against the party designated on appeal or review as the party liable for costs.(5)(a) A party seeking to recover costs shall file a statement of costs and disbursements within 21 days after the date of the decision. The filing of a petition for review or a petition for reconsideration does not suspend the time for filing the statement of costs and disbursements. (b) A party must file the original statement of costs and disbursements, accompanied by proof of service showing that a copy of the statement was served on every other party to the appeal.(c) A party objecting to a statement of costs and disbursements shall file objections within 14 days after the date of service of the statement. A reply, if any, shall be filed within 14 days after the date of service of the objections. The original objection or reply shall be filed with proof of service.(6)(a)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (ii) of this subsection, whether a brief is printed or reproduced by other methods, the party allowed costs is entitled to recover 10 cents per page for the number of briefs required to be filed or actually filed, whichever is less, plus one copy for each party served and one copy for each party on whose behalf the brief was filed.(ii) If a party filed a brief using the eFiling system, the party allowed costs is entitled to recover the amount of the transaction charge and any document recovery charge incurred by that party for electronically filing the brief, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The party allowed costs is not entitled to recover for the service copy of any brief served on a party via the eFiling system, but is entitled to recover for one copy for each party served in paper form.(b) If the party who has been allowed costs has incurred transaction charges or any document recovery chargesfn-FR-13.05-astr in connection with electronically filing any document, the party is entitled to recover any such charge so incurred.(c) If the prevailing party who has been allowed costs has paid for copies of audio or video tapes in lieu of a transcript or incident to preparing a transcript, the party is entitled to recover any such charge so incurred.(d)(i) For the purposes of awarding the prevailing party fee under ORS 20.190(1)(a), an appeal to the Court of Appeals and review by the Supreme Court shall be considered as one continuous appeal process and only one prevailing party fee per party, or parties appearing jointly, shall be awarded. (ii) The prevailing party fee will be awarded only to a party who has appeared on the appeal or review.(iii) A prevailing party is not entitled to claim more than one prevailing party fee, nor may the court award more than one prevailing party fee against a nonprevailing party, regardless of the number of parties in the action.(e) If a prevailing party who has been allowed costs timely files a statement of costs and disbursements and no objections are filed, the court will award costs in the amount claimed, except when the entity from whom costs are sought is not a party to the proceeding or when the court is without authority to award particular costs claimed.(f) If a prevailing party who has been allowed costs untimely files a statement of costs and disbursements, that party is entitled to recover the party's filing or first appearance fee and the prevailing party fee under ORS 20.190(1).(g) If a prevailing party who has been allowed costs does not file a statement of costs and disbursements, the court shall award that party's filing or first appearance fee and the prevailing party fee under ORS 20.190(1) as part of the appellate judgment.(7) Parties liable for payment of costs and disbursements shall be jointly liable.Amended November 21, 2016, effective 1/1/2017; amended November 15, 2018, effective 1/1/2019; amended November 21, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.