James Gambrell, Jr. v. the State of Texas

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• holding that indigency may be a shield to imposition of costs, but that it is not an absolute shield
• agreeing “a district court ... may look to such factors as the ‘purpose of the rule,’ ‘the litigation history’ of the party, ‘good faith,’ and ‘the actual dollars involved ’ ”
• “[w]e think it is clear, then, that a district court may assess costs against an unsuccessful in forma pauperis litigant whether or not the claim was frivolous or simply unmerited”

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