Willie Harris v. T.J. Forsyth and F. Christensen

BY THE COURT:

Appellant, Willie Harris, proceeded in forma pauperis in his appeal from a summary judgment in his § 1983 action. A panel of this court affirmed the district court’s dismissal on summary judgment. See Harris v. Forsyth, 735 F.2d 1235 (11th Cir.1984). Subsequently, appellees timely filed a bill of costs requesting the entry of an order taxing costs in the amount of $38. On June 20, 1984, appellees’ request was returned from the clerk’s office unacted upon. An accompanying form contained the following explanatory postscript:

In an appeal that this court affirms, costs cannot be…