Morimoto v. Obenland

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “because § 216(b) does not explicitly authorize awards reimbursing plaintiffs for expert fees, the district court erred in granting such an award pursuant to this provision.”
• listing statutes that explicitly allow courts to award expert witness fees
• not allowing recovery for expert witness fees where § 1920 did not allow them
• not allowing recovery for expert witness fees where § 1920 did not allow them
• “The Supreme Court has made clear on multiple occasions that, absent explicit statutory authorization, a district court may not award reimbursement for expert fees beyond the allowances authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 1920, as limited by 28 U.S.C. § 1821.”
• noting Circuit Court of Appeals' consensus on the issue

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