Stebbins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID A. STEBBINS, Case No. 23-cv-00321-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP

APPLICATION; DENYING PETITION

v. FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA

WITOUT PREJUDICE TO RE-FILING

JOHN DOE, THE REQUEST Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 2,

Plaintiff David A. Stebbins filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Docket Nos. 1, 2.] The court also received Plaintiff’s “petition for issuance of subpoena duces tecum.” [Docket No. 6.] Plaintiff is an active user of streaming services YouTube and Twitch. Compl. ¶1. He alleges ten counts of defamation against an anonymous YouTube user known as “SidAlpha.” Id. ¶ 2. Specifically, Plaintiff contends that on February 12, 2022, SidAlpha posted a video on his YouTube channel “dedicated to smearing” him. Id. ¶ 7. Having considered Plaintiff’s papers, the court grants the IFP application. The court’s grant of Plaintiff’s…