Bernhardt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHASE MATTHEW LENTZ, No. 2:21-cv-00071-DAD-DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AWARDING DEFENDANT

REDUCED COSTS

DAVID BERNHARDT, (Doc. No. 38) Defendant.

16 This matter is before the court on the bill of costs filed by defendant David Bernhardt on March 13, 2023. (Doc. No. 25.) Plaintiff filed objections to defendant’s bill of costs on March 17, 2023, taking issue with several of the amounts requested by defendant. (Doc. No. 41.) Defendant filed his response on March 22, 2023. (Doc. No. 43.) For the reasons set forth below, defendant will be awarded a reduced award of costs in the amount of $3,500. BACKGROUND On January 14, 2021, plaintiff brought this employment discrimination action against defendant Bernhardt, the United States Secretary of the Interior. (Doc. No. 1.) In his complaint, plaintiff asserted causes of action pursuant to: (1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§…