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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERIC JORDAN ELAM, 1001453590, Case No. 25-cv-03827-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

SNAPCHAT, INC., et al., Defendant(s).

I. Plaintiff, a prisoner at Dooly State Prison in Unadilla, Georgia, has filed a pro se complaint alleging that Snapchat, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., and Verizon Wireless violated the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2713, when they disclosed his electronic communications to law enforcement pursuant to a search warrant issued in March 2021 by Cherokee County Magistrate Court. Plaintiff argues that the Cherokee County Magistrate Court does not qualify as a “court of competent jurisdiction” under § 2703(a) because it lacks general criminal jurisdiction as required by federal law. 19 Plaintiff seeks damages and declaratory relief, and also leave to proceed in forma pauperis 20 (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

II.

22 A federal court shall dismiss a case filed IFP at any time if it determines…