SCOTUS Rules District Courts Can’t Second Guess Appellate Courts’ Ruling on Costs
Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 16, 2021
Supreme Court held that a district court does not have the discretion to deny or reduce the costs awarded by an appellate court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39. This interpretation quite sensibly gives federal courts at each level primary discretion over costs relating to their own proceedings.”.
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