42 U.S.C. § 1991

Fees; persons appointed to execute process

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Every person appointed to execute process under section 1989 of this title shall be entitled to a fee of $5 for each party he may arrest and take before any United States magistrate judge, with such other fees as may be deemed reasonable by the magistrate judge for any additional services necessarily performed by him, such as attending at the examination, keeping the prisoner in custody, and providing him with food and lodging during his detention, and until the final determination of the magistrate judge; such fees to be made up in conformity with the fees usually charged by the officers of the courts of justice within the proper district or county, as near as may be practicable, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States on the certificate of the judge of the district within which the arrest is made, and to be recoverable from the defendant as part of the judgment in case of conviction.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1966–2025 · leading case: City of Greenwood v. Peacock

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City of Greenwood v. Peacock (1966) scotus · cites it 2× “" [16] Finally, § 7 of the Act, now 42 U. S. C. § 1991 (1964 ed.), awarded a fee of five dollars for each individual arrested by the "person or persons authorized to execute the process" i.”

Bruce Baines v. City of Danville, Virginia, Hildreth G. McGhee v. City of Danville, Virginia (1966) ca4 · cites it 2× “It would be supposed that ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 would have validated §§ 1 and 3 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. There is no room for questioning their constitutionality after their reenactment in 1870.”

Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Las Vegas Development Group, LLC (2015) nvd “42 U.S.C. § 1991 (a)(reaffirming the goals of the Housing Act of 1949); see also 12 U.”

Torrey v. City of Tukwila (1994) washctapp “§ 1988 (1988), amended by 42 U.S.C. § 1991 (Supp. 3, 1991) provides in part: "In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of sections 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986 of this title .”

Tines v. PepsiAmericas, Inc. (2010) tnwd “§ 1981 , 42 U.S.C. § 1991 , 42 U.S.C. § 1985 , and 42 U.”

MASON v. THE COMPASS GROUP (2025) gamd · cites it 3× “§ 1991 ; (2) wrongful termination under 42 U.S.C. § 1991 ; and (3) conspiracy under 42 U.”

Harold B. Mason v. Georgia Department of Labor (2017) ca11 · cites it 2× “In his complaint, Mason asserted three claims for relief, all under “42 U.S.C. § 1991 ... Civil Rights Act in/for Deprivation of Rights.”

Wilson Marshall v. Caudill (2023) kyed “§ 1986 ; 42 U.S.C. § 1991 ; Titles II, VII, and IX of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1972, and 1974; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.”

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