Stebbins
Stebbins v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID A. STEBBINS, Case No. 23-cv-00321-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
v. PROPER VENUE
JOHN DOE, Defendant.
Self-represented Plaintiff David A. Stebbins filed a complaint and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on January 10, 2023. [Docket Nos. 1, 2.] Plaintiff also filed a “petition for issuance of subpoena duces tecum.” [Docket No. 6.] The petition sought leave to serve a subpoena on a third party, Google LLC, to determine the identity and address of Defendant John Doe. On May 22, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff’s IFP application and explained that it would first review Plaintiff’s petition for issuance of subpoena duces tecum prior to screening the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. [Docket No. 10.] The court then denied the petition without prejudice to Plaintiff’s ability to file a new request addressing the deficiencies identified in its order. Plaintiff subsequently filed a…