(a)  Claims for Attorney’s Fees.

      (1)   All motions for an award of attorney's fees shall be filed and served no later than 14 days
             after entry of judgment pursuant to FRCP 54. Unless the substantive law requires a claim for
             attorney’s fees and related nontaxable expenses to be proved at trial as an element of damages to
             be determined by a jury, a claim for fees shall be made by motion not later than 14 days after
             entry of judgment and pursuant to the following provisions. Counsel for the parties shall meet and
             confer for the purpose of resolving all disputed issues relating to attorney’s fees before making
             application.  The application shall certify that such a conference has occurred.  If no agreement
             is reached, the applicant shall certify the specific reason(s) why the matter could not be resolved
             by agreement. The motion shall include a supporting document organized chronologically by activity
             or project, listing attorney name, date, and hours expended on the particular activity or project,
             as well as an affidavit certifying (1) that the hours expended were actually expended on the topics
             stated, and (2) that the hours expended, and rate claimed were reasonable. Such application shall
             also be accompanied by a brief memo explaining how the fees were computed, with sufficient citation
             of authority to permit the reviewing court the opportunity to determine whether such computation is
             correct.  The request shall include reference to the statutory authorization or other authority for
             the request. Detailed time sheets for each attorney for whom fees are claimed may be required to be
             submitted upon further order of the Court.

      (2)   An objection to any motion for attorney’s fees shall be filed on or before 14 days after the
             date of filing of the motion. If there is no timely objection, the Court may grant the motion as unopposed.

       (3)  The motion shall be resolved without further hearing, unless an evidentiary hearing is
              requested, reasons therefore presented, and good cause shown, whereupon hearing on the motion may
              be granted.

      (4)   A motion for award of attorney’s fees filed beyond the 14 day period may be deemed untimely
             and a waiver of entitlement to fees.

(b)  Costs.

      (1)   Costs will be assessed in the final judgment in a proceeding, unless otherwise determined by
              the Court. A party awarded costs shall prepare and file a proposed bill of costs no later than 14
              days after the entry of judgment. The proposed bill of costs shall be served on all parties.

             Suggested guidelines can be found at:
              https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/sites/txwb/files/taxationofcoststxwb%282%29.pdf .

     (2)   Any party opposing a proposed bill of costs must file an objection no later than 14 days
            after a proposed bill of costs is filed.

     (3)   If no objection to the proposed bill of costs is filed, the Clerk shall not tax costs until
            the expiration of 21 days after the filing of the proposed bill of costs. If the clerk fails to tax
            costs within 28 days after the proposed bill of costs is filed, and there being no objection filed,
            then costs will be deemed taxed as proposed.

     (4)   If objection to the proposed bill of costs is timely filed by a party, the Clerk will forward
            the proposed bill of costs and the objection to the presiding judge in the case for final resolution.

     (5)   A party objecting to the Clerk’s action may file a motion to review the Clerk’s action no
            later than 7 days after the clerk has taxed costs.