Cahuilla Band of Indians v. State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CAHUILLA BAND OF INDIANS, a No. 2:20-cv-01630-KES-SKO federally recognized Indian Tribe, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTION v. TO PLAINTIFF’S BILL OF COSTS 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and Docs. 94, 95 GAVIN NEWSOM IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, Defendants. 18 After judgment was entered in plaintiff’s favor in this matter, plaintiff submitted a 19 proposed bill of costs. Doc. 94. Defendants filed objections to plaintiff’s bill of costs, asserting 20 that the costs associated with the parties’ mediation pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory 21 Act (“IGRA”) are not taxable. Doc. 95; see also 25 U.S.C. § 2710(d)(7)(B)(iv). Plaintiff filed a 22 response to defendants’ objections, and defendants replied. Docs. 96, 98. As the mediation costs 23 are not taxable under applicable law, the Court grants in part and denies in part plaintiff’s requests 24 for costs. Specifically, the Court orders that when taxing and entering…