Vargas
Ernesto Vargas v. L. Lopez, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERNESTO VARGAS, Case No. 23-cv-02490-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO STRIKE
v. COSTS
L. LOPEZ, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 180 Defendants.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ernesto Vargas, who is incarcerated at a California state prison, filed this case against Defendants Correctional Officer L. Lopez-Ortega and Correctional Lieutenant C. Whitman (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging civil rights violations under the First and Eighth Amendments. ECF No. 1. Following a jury trial, the Court entered judgment on October 29, 2025, against Vargas and in favor of Defendants. ECF No. 160. On November 12, 2025, Defendants submitted a bill of costs amounting to $12,910.53. ECF No. 179. Pending before the Court is Vargas’s Motion to Strike Costs. ECF No. 180 (“Mot.”). The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b) and VACATES…