Paul N. Papas v. Margaret Hanlon

The appellant, Paul N. Papas, II, and two other purported appellants, 1 John B. Amado and Marion L. Pierson, proceeding in forma pauperis and pro se, appealed the district court’s dismissal of their complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37 for failure to comply with various discovery orders. (A. 8-9). 2 A panel of this court affirmed the dismissal, Papas v. Hanlon, 831 F.2d 280 (1987) (per curiam), (A. 12-18), and the appellees subsequently filed a motion for costs under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d). (A. 23). The bill for $300, stenographer’s fees for three no-show depositions, was allowed and assessed against…