Wescott

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 CARL A. WESCOTT, Case No. 24-cv-00497-VKD

9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

10 v. STAYING ORDER OF SERVICE; AND

SCREENING COMPLAINT UNDER 28

11 GOOGLE LLC, U.S.C. § 1915 12 Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 5

13 14 On January 26, 2024, Carl A. Wescott, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Google 15 for negligence, and seeking damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief. Dkt. No. 1. Mr. 16 Wescott also filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. No. 2. The 17 Court has consolidated the present action with Mr. Wescott’s earlier-filed lawsuit, Case No. 5:23- 18 cv-06178-VKD Wescott v. Google, Inc. See Dkt. No. 6. 19 For the reasons discussed below, the Court provisionally grants Mr. Wescott’s IFP 20 application, but finds that his complaint fails to state a claim for relief. Accordingly,…