Roslyn Darling v. Brian Nelson ( 2018 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 5 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ROSLYN DARLING, AKA Robin Hughes, No. 17-56740
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:11-cv-07086-RGK-SP
v.
MEMORANDUM*
BRIAN NELSON, Detective, in his
individual capacity; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 31, 2018**
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and HAWKINS and McKEOWN, Circuit
Judges.
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,
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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.
2 17-56740