Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Palmer
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 15, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-218PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STEEL, Senior District Judge:
Presently before the Court is the defendant’s motion to have the Clerk’s disallowance of costs reviewed pursuant to Rule 54 Fed.R.Civ.P. (Doc. No. 39). 1 On May 4, 1979, the Clerk of the District Court for the District of Delaware denied defendant’s request to tax as costs the fees of five expert witnesses on the ground that expert witness fees are not taxable in excess of the amounts allowable for ordinary witnesses pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1821 (1976). (Doc. No. 38). 2
Defendant prevailed in a jury trial which ran from March 26 to March 28, 1979. As the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Joyce St. Hilaire Moye v. Emmett Henderson and Doris CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Elmer T. Branch v. Alfred SchumannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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