Paul J. Bishop v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

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• noting that “in a case with mixed results, [the district court] retains especially broad discretion to award or deny costs”
• noting that “in a case with mixed results, [a district court] retains especially broad discretion to award or deny costs” under Rule 54(d)
• concluding district court did not err in denying costs to plaintiff that “prevailed on two of the six claims that he asserted, recovering a total of $30,000”—an award described as “more than nominal, but certainly not substantial”
• approving the exclusion of hours solely attributable to a defendant from whom Plaintiff could not recover attorney’s fees
• affirming fee award of $164,395.00 that “halved the lodestar to reflect [the plaintiffs] limited success,” where the plaintiff prevailed on two of his six claims and recovered a total of $30,000.00
• court's review of a section 1988 fee award is limited to whether the district court abused its discretion

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