Royall
Gabriel Adam Royall v. The Sherwin-Williams Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GABRIEL ADAM ROYALL, Case No.: 3:25-cv-2455-RSH-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS [ECF Nos. 4, 9]
COMPANY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is a motion to dismiss filed by defendant The Sherwin- Williams Co. (“Sherwin-Williams” or “Defendant”). ECF No. 4. Plaintiff Gabriell Adam Royall (“Royall” or “Plaintiff”) did not timely file an opposition. See Docket. As set forth below, the Court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND On August 21, 2025, Plaintiff filed this lawsuit pro se in California Superior Court for the County of San Diego. ECF No. 1-3 at 13–18 (“Compl.”). The Complaint asserts one claim, for “abuse of process/procedural interference,” and alleges that Defendant undertook to “displace” a complaint that Plaintiff had filed “to another court or venue.” Id. ¶ 4. Plaintiff alleges that this change of courts or venue “created procedural ambiguity and 28 …