as taxable costs in either 28 U.S.C. § 1920 or Local Rule 54.1. Furthermore, the Court has not found or been provided with any authority suggesting that the cost of a mediator is a taxable expense. Sea Coast Foods, Inc. v. Lu-Mar Lobster & Shrimp, Inc., 260 F.3d 1054, 1061 (9th Cir.2001) (“[N]othing in 28 U.S.C. § 1920 provides for the cost of a mediator.”); George v. GTE Directories Corp., 114 F.Supp.2d 1281, 1300 (M.D.Fla.2000) (refusing to tax mediation costs when prevailing party cited no legal authority to justify such an expense); UNI-Systems, Inc. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2002 WL 505914, *4 (D.Minn. Mar.28, 2002) (“The Court does not read § 1920 to allow taxation of miscellaneous mediation fees”); Wayne v. Dallas Morning News, 2000 WL 343188, *3 (N.D.Tex. Mar.31, 2000) (<HOLDING>), aff'd., 226 F.3d 641 (5th Cir.2000).
holding that  1920 does not authorize taxing mediation fees as costs holding that costs are not fixed until judgment is entered and interest can only run on costs when due holding that mediation costs are not compensable holding that investigatory costs are considered costs of response under cercla holding that courier and messenger costs are not taxable costs