Nghiem

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 PETER P NGHIEM, Case No. 21-cv-06872-PCP

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING COSTS

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 98, 99 10 SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. 11

12 13 On January 5, 2024, the Court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Dkt. 14 No. 92. Defendants thereafter submitted a bill of costs for a written transcript and videotaped 15 recording of plaintiff Peter Nghiem’s deposition. Dkt. No. 94. The total amount included in the 16 bill of costs was $2,519.95. Id. Mr. Nghiem objects to defendants’ bill of costs, arguing that some 17 of the costs are not allowable and that this Court should deny the requested costs given his 18 constrained financial position. Dkt. No. 98. 19 Civil Local Rule 54-3(c)(1) states that the cost of “an original and one copy of any 20 deposition (including videotaped depositions) taken for any purpose in connection with the case is 21 allowable.” And Local Rule 54-3(c)(3) states that the cost of “reproducing exhibits to depositions 22 is allowable if the cost of the…