Andrade

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIA ANDRADE, Case No. 18-cv-06743-SK

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S BILL OF

v. COSTS

AMERICAN FIRST FINANCE, INC., et al., Regarding Docket No. 11 Defendants. 12 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s bill of costs and Defendant’s objections to them. Upon 13 consideration of Plaintiff’s bill of costs, Defendant’s objections, Plaintiff’s response, and the 14 record in this case, the Court finds that Plaintiff is the prevailing party and awards Plaintiff her 15 costs as reduced, based on Defendant’s objection as explained below. 16 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) provides that “costs – other than attorneys’ fees – 17 shall be allowed to the prevailing party.” This rule creates a presumption that the prevailing party 18 will be awarded its taxable costs. Delta Airlines, Inc. v. August, 450 U.S. 346, 352 (1981). Unless 19 authorized by contract or some other statute, recoverable costs are limited to the costs defined in 20 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Crawford…