Diana Akins, as successor in interest to Samuel Wynn, Jr. v. B. Moss, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California declines to award defendants $1,069.45 in deposition-related costs after judgment on the pleadings. The court relies on the plaintiff successor’s limited resources, the absence of funds in the decedent’s estate, and the potential chilling effect on similar civil rights actions.

Holdings

1. The court declined to award defendants the requested costs.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should award defendants $1,069.45 in deposition-related costs after defendants obtained judgment on the pleadings.

Disposition

other