· 12/9/2002
Marie O. Pedraza v. United Guaranty Corporation
Citations
- 313 F.3d 1323
- 54 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 610
- 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24724
- 2002 WL 31741475
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding “that the meaning of ‘costs,’ as used in Rule 7, should be derived from the definition of costs contained in the statutory fee shifting provision that attends the plaintiff’s underlying cause of action”
- acknowledging “the general applicability of the American Rule regarding fee shifting, i.e., that each party bears its own attorneys' fees”
- acknowledging “the general applicability of the American Rule regarding fee shifting, i.e., that each party bears its own attorneys' fees”
- acknowledging the potential application of equitable tolling to RESPA actions
- “costs on appeal” does not include attorney’s fees
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Judges: Black, Marcus, Ungaro-Benages
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