White
White v. PayPal, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TODD WHITE, Case No. 19-cv-08015-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE
v. JUDGE'S REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION
PAYPAL, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 8 Defendant.
12 There are two pending matters before me – pro se plaintiff Todd White’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu’s Report and Recommendation to dismiss this IFP action due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. Nos. 2, 8. Having considered the IFP application, I GRANT it. The complaint alleges state law claims for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of California Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq. Because the claims do not give rise to federal question jurisdiction, Magistrate Judge Ryu issued an order to show cause for plaintiff to clarify whether he alleges the existence of diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 4. In response, the plaintiff asserts that defendant’s principal place of business is…