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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. 17cv2345-MMA (JLB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO RETAX COSTS

BUENROSTRO, et al., [Doc. No. 49] 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Lance Williams, a California prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleged various violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights by correctional officers at R. J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California. Defendants moved for summary judgment as to all claims. See Doc. No. 33. The Court granted Defendants’ motion and entered judgment accordingly. See Doc. Nos. 38, 39. Thereafter, Defendants submitted a bill of costs seeking reimbursement for the cost of deposing Plaintiff. See Doc. No. 40. The Clerk of Court awarded Defendants the full amount of $1148.70, over Plaintiff’s objection. See Doc.…