Hamidi et al v. Service Employees International Union Local 1000 et al

Filing 98

ORDER RE: COSTS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/28/2017 ALLOWING costs of $21,294.12 for Defendant SEIU and costs of $8,671.75 for Defendant Betty Yee, California State Controller to be taxed against the plaintiffs. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KOUROSH HAMIDI, et al., and
the CLASS THEY SEEK TO
REPRESENT,

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ORDER RE: COSTS

Plaintiffs,

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CIV. NO. 2:14-cv-319 WBS KJN

v.
SERVICE EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL
1000, and BETTY YEE,
California State Controller,
Defendants.

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After judgment was entered in favor of defendants

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(Docket No. 95), defendants Service Employees International Union

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Local 1000 (“Local 1000”) submitted a cost bill totaling

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$21,294.12 and the California state controller1 submitted a cost

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At the commencement of this action, the California
state controller was John Chiang. (Compl. ¶ 7.) Chiang has
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bill totaling $8,671.75. (Docket Nos. 96, 97.)

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provided plaintiffs with seven days from the date of service to

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object, and plaintiffs did not object to either bill of costs.

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Local Rule 292(c)

Rule 54(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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and Local Rule 292 govern the taxation of costs, which are

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generally subject to limits set under 28 U.S.C. § 1920.

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U.S.C. § 1920 (enumerating taxable costs); Fed. R. Civ. P.

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54(d)(1) (“Unless a federal statute, these rules, or a court

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order provides otherwise, costs--other than attorney’s fees--

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should be allowed to the prevailing party.”); E.D. Cal. Local R.

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292(f); Crawford Fitting Co. v. J.T. Gibbons, Inc., 482 U.S. 437,

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441 (1987) (limiting taxable costs to those enumerated in §

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1920).

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Defendant SEIU has requested $21,294.12 in costs based

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on services that were actually and necessarily performed,

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including obtaining certified transcripts, making copies of

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materials, and witness attendance fees.

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bill, and in light of the fact that plaintiffs have not objected,

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the court finds the requested costs to be reasonable.

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Accordingly, costs of $21,294.12 will be allowed for defendant

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SEIU and are taxed against plaintiffs.

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After reviewing the

Defendant Betty Yee, California State Controller, has

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requested $8,671.75 in costs based on services that were actually

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and necessarily performed, specifically obtaining certified

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transcripts.

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that plaintiffs have not objected, the court finds the requested

After reviewing the bill, and in light of the fact

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since been succeeded by Betty Yee.
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(See Docket No. 74 at 1 n.1.)

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costs to be reasonable.

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allowed for defendant Betty Yee, California State Controller and

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are taxed against plaintiffs.

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Accordingly, costs of $8,671.75 will be

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 28, 2017

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