Merritt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IAN MERRITT, Case No.: 3:23-cv-1031-CAB-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. MOTION TO RE-TAX

JONATHAN COGLEY, [Doc. No. 163] Defendant. 16 Plaintiff has filed a motion to re-tax costs. [Doc. No. 163.] Based on LR 54.1(h), that motion is timely. The Court grants the motion in part and denies it in part. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff submitted for costs which the Clerk’s office rejected for procedural defects. Among these defects were a complete lack of documentation, invoices, or even an explanation of the claimed costs as required by LR 54.1. [Doc. No. 161 at 2.] Plaintiff’s counsel admits that the filing was “incomplete, lacking full supporting documentation such as detailed invoices and receipts.” [Doc. No. 163-1 at 2.] Although Plaintiff complains that he has been denied his right to costs due to these “procedural issues,” it is entirely 26 …