International Woodworkers of America, Afl-Cio and Its Local No. 5-376 v. Champion International Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1986-06-02

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RANDALL, Circuit Judge: Section 1920 of Title 28 allows the fees of witnesses to be taxed as costs in federal court, while section 1821 of the same title establishes the amount that may be so taxed. The case before us today asks whether — and if so, when — federal courts in non-diversity cases may tax as costs the fees of non-court-appointed expert witnesses in excess of the amount set forth in <span class="citation no-lin…

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