Joshua D. Collett v. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al.

Should the district court be allowed to consider plaintiff/appellant Joshua Collett’s notable indigency ($1,140/mo. – income), medical condition and physical disability (double amputee) as well as the considerable wealth of the prevailing parties in deciding whether to relieve Mr. Collett of court costs under the broad grant of discretion in Rule 54(d)(1)?

Is it proper for the circuit court to preemptively exclude broad categories of reasons to relieve losing parties of court costs, thereby restricting the discretion of the district court granted by Rule 54(d)(1)?

Where the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals conflicts with most other circuit courts on the availability of indigency as a basis to relieve the losing party of costs under Rule 54(d)(1), should this Court resolve that conflict?