Legal Opinion

Holmes v. Cessna Aircraft Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 10, 1994No. 93-01551PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Per curiam

By order signed May 11, 1993, the district court below granted Defendant/Appellee Cessna Aircraft Company’s motion to tax costs under 28 ti.S.C. § 1920 against Plaintiff/Appellant Rita Holmes. Holmes filed this appeal challenging certain elements of the court’s cost award. We review the district court’s order for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Kolesar, 313 F.2d 835, 840 (5th Cir.1963).

I. Expert Witness Fees

The district court allowed Cessna to recoup the sum of $4,863.00 for the time its experts Eggspuehler and Marwill attended trial. Holmes submits, and Cessna agrees, that this…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Marrian Kolesar and Andrew Kolesar, Her HusbandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. Studiengesellschaft Kohle Mbh, as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut Fur Kohlenforschung v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  3. National Bancard Corp. v. Visa, U.S.A., Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1986

3Cited by65 opinions

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  4. Berryman v. HofbauerDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1995
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