Dudgeon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL DUDGEON,

Case No. 19-cv-05615-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER EXCUSING PLAINTIFF FROM PAYMENT OF COSTS UNDER COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al., RULE 54 10 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 105

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff has requested that the Court excuse him from his obligation to pay Defendants’ costs under Rule 54(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, citing his family’s limited financial resources and his own inability to work, the Court’s finding that he demonstrated genuine issues of material fact with respect to his excessive force claim, and the potential chilling effect on civil rights plaintiffs that would result from awarding costs in this case. He also contends some of the costs incurred by Defendants were unreasonable. Defendants have filed a response in which they argue that their costs are reasonable, that Plaintiff has not provided sufficient documentation with respect to his…