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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REDWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, 

Plaintiff,

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COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. C-01-4282 SC

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANTS' MOTION

FOR COSTS

I. INTRODUCTION

After the Court entered judgment in favor of Defendants

County of Alameda and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors

("Defendants" or "County"), Defendants requested reimbursement for

costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. See Docket No. 417. Plaintiff

Redwood Christian Schools ("Plaintiff" or "Redwood") objected to

Defendants' bill of costs and Defendants filed a response. See

Docket Nos. 419, 421.

II. DISCUSSION

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

costs shall be allowed to the prevailing party unless a statute or 

court directs otherwise. Having reviewed the documentation

presented by Defendants, the Court finds that Defendants

accurately accounted for all necessarily incurred expenses. Thus,

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the Court will award Defendants' costs in the amount of

$178,829.21. See Docket No. 421.

Contrary to Plaintiff's assertions, there are no legitimate

reasons for denying costs. First, this case is not

"extraordinarily important" such that costs should be denied. See

Assoc. of Mexican-American Educators v. California, 231 F.3d 572,

593 (9th Cir. 2000) (affirming the district court's denial of

costs in a case "that presents issues of the gravest public

importance" and "extraordinarily high" costs). In this case,

Plaintiff's claims do not affect the public as a whole and costs

were relatively low considering the nearly six-year length of the

case. Moreover, taxing costs is fair and just under the

circumstances. 

III. CONCLUSION

Having reviewed the relevant documentation and case-law, the

Court hereby GRANTS Defendants costs in the amount of $178,829.21,

as discussed in Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Objections to

Bill of Costs and supported by the underlying declarations and

receipts.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2007 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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