San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Assoc. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ ) Case No. 2:18-cv-02042-JAM-CKD

RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, )

12 ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S BILL 13 ) OF COSTS v. ) 14 )

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY )

15 COMPANY OF AMERICA, ) ) 16 Defendant. )

17 18 San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association 19 (“Plaintiff”) requests $10,492.95 in costs against Travelers 20 Casualty and Surety Company of America (“Defendant”) See Bill of 21 Costs, ECF No. 50. Plaintiff seeks costs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. 22 P. 54(d) and Local Rule 292(f). Id. Defendant objects to these 23 costs, arguing that: (1) Plaintiff’s request is premature as 24 judgment has not been entered by the Court; and (2) the costs are 25 not recoverable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, Rule 54(d), or Local Rule 26 292(f). See Objs. to Bill of Costs, ECF No. 51. In the 27 alternative, Defendant requests that…