Wescott

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 CARL A. WESCOTT, Case No. 24-cv-00497-VKD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

v. STAYING ORDER OF SERVICE; AND

SCREENING COMPLAINT UNDER

GOOGLE LLC, U.S.C. § 1915 Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 2,

13 On January 26, 2024, Carl A. Wescott, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Google for negligence, and seeking damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief. Dkt. No. 1. Mr. Wescott also filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. No. 2. The Court has consolidated the present action with Mr. Wescott’s earlier-filed lawsuit, Case No. 5:23- cv-06178-VKD Wescott v. Google, Inc. See Dkt. No. 6. For the reasons discussed below, the Court provisionally grants Mr. Wescott’s IFP application, but finds that his complaint fails to state a claim for relief. Accordingly,…