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