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Posted: October 29, 2025
URAP034. Costs. Amend. The Committee proposes amending Rule 34 to change how much a party may be awarded from $3.00 per page, to an actual reasonable cost that was incurred from the printing of briefs and attachments.
This seems like a reasonable, common-sense amendment. The $3.00 per page figure may seem high initially, but that figure needs to be considered in context of a brief that was printed and bound in multiple copies. Additionally, re-framing the rule in terms of actual reasonable costs should help avoid the need to revisit the rule to reassess the per-page amount. More efficient and accurate all around.