Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1920 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 511 U.S. 825, 832 533 U.S. 194 Circuit Courts 537 F.2d 850, 853 549 F.2d 314, 324 590 F.2d 115, 117 777 F.2d 1436, 1443 835 F.2d 855, 856 881 F.2d 1570, 1573 995 F.2d 1526, 1539 69 F.3d 456, 458 158 F.3d 908, 912-913 208 F.3d 919, 925 229 F.3d 1012 245 F.3d 1036, 1037-1038 249 F.3d 1293, 1296 280 F.3d 1295 284 F.3d 1188, 1193-1194 302 F.3d 1207, 1225 311 F.3d 1340, 1346 326 F.3d 1352, 1360-1362 358 F.3d 1312, 1323 378 F.3d 1274, 1278-1279 381 F.3d 1243, 1248 407 F.3d 1272, 1278 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i) Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a)