Ruby

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICKY BOONE, No. 2:20-cv-02100 WBS SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RUBY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this closed 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. Judgment was entered in this matter on December 18, 2024, granting Defendants’ motion for judgment. ECF No. 65. Currently pending before the court is Defendants’ bill of costs in the amount of $758.25. ECF No. 66. I. Standards Governing a Bill of Costs Rule 54(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure creates a rebuttable presumption that costs, other than attorney’s fees, should be awarded to the prevailing party. However, a district court has the discretion to refuse an award of costs. See Ass’n of Mexican-Am. Educators v. California, 231 F.3d 572, 591 (9th Cir. 2000). If the court declines to award costs to the prevailing party, it “must specify reasons for its refusal to award costs.” Mexican-Am.…