9 Cited authorities

  1. Hughes v. Rowe

    449 U.S. 5 (1980)   Cited 6,576 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that pleadings drafted by pro se litigants should be held to a lesser standard than those drafted by lawyers since "[a]n unrepresented litigant should not be punished for his failure to recognize subtle factual or legal deficiencies in his claims"
  2. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n

    434 U.S. 412 (1978)   Cited 3,633 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
  3. Whitfield v. Scully

    241 F.3d 264 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 291 times
    Holding that costs may be denied because of "misconduct by the prevailing party, the public importance of the case, the difficulty of the issues, or the losing party's limited financial resources"
  4. Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law

    42 U.S.C. § 1981   Cited 37,644 times   234 Legal Analyses
    Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race
  5. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 35,450 times   137 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
  6. Section 1988 - Proceedings in vindication of civil rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1988   Cited 21,712 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Finding that 28 U.S.C. § 1920 defines the term "costs" as used in Rule 54(d) and enumerates the expenses that a federal court may tax as a cost under the discretionary authority granted in Rule 54(d)
  7. Rule 69 - Execution

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 69   Cited 3,904 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Adopting state law for procedures to execute judgments and obtain relevant discovery
  8. Section 5240 - Modification or protective order; supervision of enforcement

    N.Y. CPLR 5240   Cited 446 times
    Stating a court "may ... make an order ...."
  9. Section 5231 - Income execution

    N.Y. CPLR 5231   Cited 136 times

    (a) Form. An income execution shall specify, in addition to the requirements of subdivision (a) of section 5230 : (i) the name and address of the person or entity from whom the judgment debtor is receiving or will receive money; (ii) the amount of money, the frequency of its payment and the amount of the installments to be collected therefrom; and (iii) shall contain a notice to the judgment debtor that he or she shall commence payment of the installments specified to the sheriff forthwith and that