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Victoria Indep. School v. Harris

U.S.
Nov 29, 1999
528 U.S. 1022 (1999)

Summary

holding that a district court abused its discretion in denying a losing civil rights plaintiff's motion to re-tax costs without considering the plaintiff's limited financial resources; and “the chilling effect of imposing such high costs on future civil rights litigants”

Summary of this case from Moton v. Park Christian Sch.

Opinion

No. 99-588.

November 29, 1999, OCTOBER TERM, 1999.


C.A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 168 F. 3d 216.


Summaries of

Victoria Indep. School v. Harris

U.S.
Nov 29, 1999
528 U.S. 1022 (1999)

holding that a district court abused its discretion in denying a losing civil rights plaintiff's motion to re-tax costs without considering the plaintiff's limited financial resources; and “the chilling effect of imposing such high costs on future civil rights litigants”

Summary of this case from Moton v. Park Christian Sch.
Case details for

Victoria Indep. School v. Harris

Case Details

Full title:VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. v. HARRIS ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Nov 29, 1999

Citations

528 U.S. 1022 (1999)

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