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TANIGUCHI v. KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD.

No. 10-1472.

132 S.Ct. 1997 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 903

Kouichi TANIGUCHI, Petitioner, v. KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD., dba Marianas Resort and Spa.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Fried , for Petitioner.

Dan Himmelfarb , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Douglas F. Cushnie , Saipan, MP, Donald B. Ayer , Counsel of Record, Michael S. Fried , Christopher J. Smith , Jane E. Holman , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Thomas L. Roberts , Dooley Roberts & Fowler LLP, Tamuning, GU, Dan Himmelfarb , Counsel of Record, Paul W. Hughes , Michael B. Kimberly , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The costs that may be awarded to prevailing parties in lawsuits brought in federal court are set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1920. The Court Interpreters Act amended that statute to include "compensation of interpreters." § 1920(6); see also § 7, 92 Stat. 2044. The question presented in this case is whether "compensation of interpreters" covers the cost of translating...

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