28 U.S.C. § 1925
Section 1925 · Admiralty and maritime cases
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Covington v. City of New York (1999)
Most recently applied in Bunker Holdings Ltd. v. Yang Ming Liber. Corp. (October 2018)
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Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, the allowance and taxation of costs in admiralty and maritime cases shall be prescribed by rules promulgated by the Supreme Court.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
This section was drafted to make possible the promulgation of comprehensive and uniform rules governing costs in admiralty. Various enactments of Congress, all over 100 years old, relate to particular features of such matter, but do not set forth any comprehensive and uniform procedure. See, for example, sections 818, 826, and 827 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Fees and costs in admiralty proceedings, see Rules 41, 43, 54 and Rules C and E, Appendix to this title.