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 DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR EARLY DISCOVERY
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
JOHN DOE, Re: Dkt. No. 19 Defendant.
Plaintiff David A. Stebbins filed a complaint and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on January 20, 2023, along with a motion for issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on February 7, 2023. [Docket Nos. 1 (“Compl.”), 2, 6.] On May 22, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff’s IFP application and explained that it would review Plaintiff’s motion prior to screening the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The court denied the motion without prejudice to Plaintiff’s ability to file a new motion with briefing and evidence addressing the factors enumerated in Columbia Ins. Co. v. seescandy.com, 185 F.R.D. 573 (N.D. Cal. 1999). [Docket No. 10.] Plaintiff subsequently filed this second motion on September 27, 2023, seeking leave to serve a…