Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1920 29 U.S.C. § 794 42 U.S.C. § 1981 42 U.S.C. § 1988 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) Supreme Court 461 U.S. 424, 431-437 506 U.S. 103, 106-109 Circuit Courts 488 F.2d 714, 717-719 581 F.2d 275, 278-279 890 F.2d 625, 626-627 135 F.3d 1041, 1047 142 F.3d 409, 414-416 160 F.3d 858, 862-879 235 F.3d 713, 717-737 262 F.3d 528, 534 338 F.3d 736, 737-743 448 F.3d 795, 799 513 F.3d 154, 165 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2)