Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) Supreme Court 319 U.S. 624, 637 393 U.S. 199, 203 393 U.S. 503 427 U.S. 347, 373 461 U.S. 424, 429-436 477 U.S. 561, 575-585 478 U.S. 675, 685 484 U.S. 260, 272 489 U.S. 782, 789 506 U.S. 103, 114 Circuit Courts 640 F.2d 109, 113 150 F.3d 920, 923 187 F.3d 853, 855 209 F.3d 1071, 1072 223 F.3d 770, 772 306 F.3d 616, 621 336 F.3d 724, 731 354 F.3d 721, 725 391 F.3d 936, 945 419 F.3d 729, 740 440 F.3d 930, 933 472 F.3d 515, 516 476 F.3d 530, 533 487 F.3d 1115, 1119 511 F.3d 833, 836 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2) Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2)(A)