Brye

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Shawn Brye, No. 2:23-cv-00343-KJM-CSK Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. City of Stockton, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Defendants seek an award of costs following the court’s order granting summary judgment in their favor. See Order (Nov. 5, 2025), ECF No. 64; Judgment, ECF No. 65; Bill of Costs, ECF No. 66. In total, they request $6,973.55. ECF No. 66. Plaintiff Shawn Brye objects 20 to the bill of costs based on his limited financial resources, the disparity in the parties’ financial wherewithal, and because the taxation of costs in a civil rights action such as this one could 22 unfairly dissuade other potential plaintiffs from pursuing meritorious claims. See generally 23 Objections, ECF No. 67. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54 authorizes courts to award costs to the “prevailing 25 party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1). “By its terms, the rule creates a presumption in favor of …