Legal Opinion
Sun Ship, Inc. v. Lehman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 1981No. 80-1679PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
In defending this suit on the merits, appellant Secretary of the Navy prevailed not once, but three times — first, on a motion for a temporary restraining order; second, on a motion for a preliminary injunction; and finally, on a dispositive motion for summary judgment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d) embodies the presumption that prevailing parties will recover their costs “as a matter of course;” 1 28 U.S.C. § 1920 further authorizes courts to tax losing plaintiffs for certain costs which the Secretary indisputably incurred in defending this action.2 These provisions…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. AugustSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. Marrian Kolesar and Andrew Kolesar, Her HusbandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Chicago Sugar Co. v. American Sugar Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Popeil Brothers, Inc. v. Schick Electric, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- William Templeman and Alyce Templeman v. Chris Craft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Neal & Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
- U.S. Industries, Inc. v. Touche Ross & Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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