United States Seventh Circuit

The district court may not transfer the determination of costs allowed under FRCP 54(d) for a prevailing defendant to a state court that has before it certain state law claims that were originally part of the federal suit, when the plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed her federal claims with prejudice under FRCP 41.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/18/2003
• Decided 07/30/2003
• Published 07/30/2003

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Janis M. Susler (argued), People's Law Office, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellees., Benna R. Solomon (argued), Meera Werth, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants.