Khan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division ABDUL KAREEM KHAN, Case No. 23-cv-00816-LB

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER v. Re: ECF No.

TWITTER, INC., Defendant. 16 The plaintiff, who represents himself and is proceeding in forma pauperis, sued Twitter for emotional distress because a Twitter user who tweets about actress Emma Watson is targeting him, perhaps through bots, thereby “prying” on him.1 Before directing the United States Marshal to serve the defendants with the complaint, the court must screen it for minimal legal viability. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). The allegations are fanciful and do not plausibly plead a claim. Because the plaintiff is pro se, the court gives him an opportunity to file an amended complaint by July 31, 2023. Otherwise, the court will reassign the case to a district judge and recommend dismissal of the complaint. 25 26 27 1 Compl. – ECF No. 1 at 4, 6. Citations refer to material in…