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MOTHER AND FATHER v. CASSIDY

No. 01-2832.

338 F.3d 704 (2003)

MOTHER AND FATHER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. James CASSIDY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Barz (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for defendant-appellant.

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.

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

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an interesting twist on the perennial problem of how to coordinate related federal and state court litigation. Put simply, the question is whether a district court may transfer the determination of costs allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 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...

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