Rod Anthony Huff v. People of the State

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROD ANTHONY HUFF, Case No. EDCV 21-0901 AB (RAO)

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE

13 v. SUMMARY DISMISSAL 14 PEOPLE OF THE STATE, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On May 19, 2021, Plaintiff Rod Anthony Huff, who is proceeding pro se and 18 who has not paid the filing fee nor filed a proper request to proceed in forma 19 pauperis, filed a Complaint, naming “People of the State” as the sole defendant and 20 seeking, it appears, monetary damages against “any partie(s)” using the “registered 21 trademark” of his name, “Rod Anthony Huff,” without authorization. Complaint at 22 1, 2. For the following reasons, the Complaint is dismissed with prejudice. 23 Plaintiff alleges that he has “reserved all common-law rights, as a secured 24 party” as to his trademarked name and “has agreed, under the common-law, not to 25 be bound by any contract, or commercial agreement, that [he] did not enter into 26 knowingly, voluntar[il]y, and intentionally[.]” Id. at 2. He alleges that…