Stebbins
Stebbins v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID A. STEBBINS, Case No. 23-cv-00321-MMC (DMR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. EXTENSION OF TIME AND DENYING
THIRD MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF
JOHN DOE, SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 28,
Plaintiff David A. Stebbins filed a complaint and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on January 20, 2023, along with a motion for issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on February 7, 2023. [Docket Nos. 1 (“Compl.”), 2, 6.] He alleges ten counts of defamation against an anonymous YouTube user (“Defendant”). Compl. ¶ 2. Specifically, Plaintiff contends that on February 12, 2022, Defendant posted a video on his YouTube channel “dedicated to smearing” him. Id. ¶ 7. Plaintiff alleges that he is a resident of Arkansas. Id. at ¶ 3. On May 22, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff’s IFP application and explained that it would review Plaintiff’s motion for early…