Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH LEE TAYLOR, No. 2:19-cv-00450-DJC-CSK 10 Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER

C. MEDINA, et al.

13 Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff Kenneth Lee Taylor, a state prisoner, brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants C. Medina and M. Chavez, correctional officers at the state prison, on June 26, 2018. (ECF No. 1.) Defendants subsequently filed for summary judgment on Plaintiff’s claims, and the Court granted summary judgment except as to Plaintiff’s claim that Defendants used excessive force by throwing Plaintiff to the ground in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF Nos. 45, 76–77.) Trial began on October 7, 2024, on Plaintiff’s sole remaining claim, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendants on October 15, 2024. (ECF Nos. 271, 279.) Judgment was entered that same day. (ECF No. 281.) Defendants filed their Bill of Costs on October 28, 2024, seeking $9,033.97. (ECF No. 285.) Plaintiff filed a Motion to Strike Costs on November 4,…