Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Smith v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 10, 1995No. 94-1634PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this appeal, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has asked us to overturn a district court decision reducing an award of costs under Fed. R.Civ.P. 54(d). The district court made this reduction in large measure because of the great disparity between the parties’ financial resources. We agree with SEPTA that the district court’s reduction was not proper, and we therefore reverse in part.
Elizabeth Smith sued SEPTA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that SEPTA had fired her…
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