Legal Opinion
International Woodworkers of America, Afl-Cio and Its Local No. 5-376 v. Champion International Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1986No. 83-4616PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Section 1920 of Title 28 allows the fees of witnesses to be taxed as costs in federal court, while section 1821 of the same title establishes the amount that may be so taxed. The case before us today asks whether — and if so, when — federal courts in non-diversity cases may tax as costs the fees of non-court-appointed expert witnesses in excess of the amount set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1821. We hold that the fees of non-court-appointed expert witnesses are taxable only in the amount specified by § 1821, except that fees in excess of that amount may be taxed when expressly…
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