DARLING AKA v. NELSON (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Roslyn DARLING, AKA Robin Hughes, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian NELSON, Detective, in his individual capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 17-56740

Decided: September 05, 2018

Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and HAWKINS and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Roslyn Darling, Pro Se Raymond Joseph Fuentes, Attorney, Fuentes & McNally, LLP, Glendale, CA, for Defendants - Appellees

MEMORANDUM **

Roslyn Darling, aka Robin Hughes, appeals pro se the district court’s award of costs to the prevailing defendants. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Save Our Valley v. Sound Transit, 335 F.3d 932, 944 n.12 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by awarding costs to defendants as there is a presumption for awarding costs to prevailing parties under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1). Notably, the court reviewed the requested costs, cut the cost bill considerably, and awarded costs only for Darling’s deposition.

AFFIRMED.

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