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· 6/8/1995

Richard and Sandra Finchum v. Ford Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation

Citations

  • 57 F.3d 526
  • 42 Fed. R. Serv. 331
  • 32 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 340
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 14275

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • allowing, sua sponte, an untimely amendment to a bill of costs where “the latter bill corrects computation errors in [the payor’s] favor”
  • upholding exclusion under Rule 403 of evidence suggesting defendant had engaged in inappropriate conduct not at issue
  • affirming the district court’s exclusion of tests where they could confuse and prejudice the jury
  • affirming an award of costs under § 1920(4) for “copies of medical records” that were “necessarily obtained for use in the case”
  • upholding per diem costs and court reporter’s delivery charges as incidental to depositions
  • “Under Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, * * * the ultimate decision to award costs is within the district court’s discretion.”

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Judges: Eschbach, Coffey, Ripple

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