Phelps
Phelps v. Oakland Riders
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 BRIGGETT C PHELPS, Case No. 24-cv-00571-JD
8 Plaintiff,
ORDER RE IFP APPLICATION AND
9 v. DISMISSAL
10 OAKLAND RIDERS, et al., Defendants. 11
12 13 Pro se plaintiff Briggett Phelps has asked to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in her lawsuit 14 against the Oakland Riders, Oakland Police Department, Novato Police Department, Bar 15 Association, the Clerk who assisted her on January 9, 2024, and the Courts. See Dkt. Nos. 1 & 2. 16 She has also filed a Notice attaching the programs from a memorial service held in December for 17 another individual. Dkt. No. 9. 18 Although Phelps’ financial condition excuses payment of the court’s filing fees, the case is 19 dismissed because the complaint fails to state a plausible legal claim. See Nordin v. Scott, No. 20 3:21-CV-04717-JD, 2021 WL 4710697, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 8, 2021), aff’d, No. 22-15816, 2023 21 WL 4418595 (9th Cir. July 10, 2023) (“The Court may ‘at any time’ dismiss an IFP complaint that 22 fails to state a…