UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID A. STEBBINS, Case No. 24-cv-00398-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING SECOND MOTION
v. FOR LEAVE TO SERVE BY EMAIL
THIAGO CHAGAS GARCIA BAZ, Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff David Stebbins, pro se, seeks leave to conduct service by email on Defendant Thiago Chagas Garcia Baz, who lives in Brazil. The Court has considered the arguments raised in Stebbins’s Motion and finds the matter suitable for resolution without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-9(b). For the reasons discussed below, email service is not permitted under the circumstances of this case. The Court therefore DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion. II. BACKGROUND On January 10, 2024, Stebbins filed a complaint against Garcia Baz for libel, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and thirteen counts of copyright infringement. Compl. (ECF No. 1). He has since filed his operative First Amended Complaint asserting the…