Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number CASE NO. 1:07 CV 1610. Motions Motion for costs : Granted Motion for costs : Granted Judges Donald C. Nugent See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. SHARON JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. CLEVELAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants. ORDER DONALD NUGENT, District Judge This matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge McHargh. (ECF #232). In his Report and Recommendation Magistrate Judge McHargh reviewed the law regarding the award of costs to the prevailing party under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d) as well as the law regarding taxing deposition fees as costs. Magistrate Judge McHargh found that the deposition expenses at issue in this action were allowable cost items and that the amounts were reasonable and necessary. Further, Magistrate Judge McHargh determined that an award of costs should not be denied because the underlying action was a civil rights action or because the Plaintiff has suffered financial difficulties. Accordingly, Magistrate Judge McHargh recommends that Defendants' Motion for Costs (ECF #225) be granted. The Court has reviewed de novo those portions of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation to which objection has been made. See FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b). Magistrate Judge McHargh's Report and Recommendation is well-supported and correct. The Report and Recommendation (ECF #232) is ADOPTED in its entirety and Defendants' Motion for Costs (ECF #225) is GRANTED in the amount of $7,220.33. IT IS SO ORDERED.