McClinton v. Facebook, Inc.

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INTERIM ORDER RE 3 Application to Proceed Informat Pauperis and Order Directing Plaintiff to Provide Contact Information. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on December 22, 2011. (jswlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KAREN McCLINTON,

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Plaintiff,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C 11-06367 JSW
INTERIM ORDER RE
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS AND ORDER
DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
PROVIDE CONTACT
INFORMATION

v.
FACEBOOK, INC.,
Defendants.

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On December 15, 2011, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Lawsuit, which liberally construed

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asserts various claims for relief against Defendant, a Motion for Joinder, and an Application to

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Proceed in Forma Pauperis.1 The Court HEREBY ADVISES Plaintiff that her papers do not

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comply with Northern District Civil Local Rule 3-4(a)(1), which requires that the first page of

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each paper presented for filing must include not only her name, but also her address, telephone

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number, and email address. In addition, under Northern District Local Rule 3-11(a), a party

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proceeding pro se whose address changes while an action is pending must notify the Court and

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opposing parties of that address change. If mail directed to a pro se party has been returned to

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the Court as not deliverable, and the Court fails to receive written notice within 60 days of this

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return a written communication from the pro se party that indicates a current address, the Court

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may dismiss a complaint without prejudice.

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Plaintiff’s Notice of Lawsuit and Motion for Joinder is similar to a number of
other pro se complaints that have recently been filed in this District. See, e.g., Guyon v.
Facebook, 11-CV-5701-JSW.
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Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED to provide the Court with a current mailing address,

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phone number and email address by February 24, 2011. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this

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Order, the Court shall dismiss this case without prejudice.

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The Court also cannot make a determination on Plaintiff’s application to proceed in

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forma pauperis, because it fails to include any information about: (1) Plaintiff’s prior

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employment information, including any gross and net monthly salary and wages, if any; (2) the

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name and address of the bank in which Plaintiff apparently has a checking account; (3)

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Plaintiff’s current debts and obligations (without listing account numbers), if any; and (4) any

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and all monthly expenses for which Plaintiff is responsible. If Plaintiff wishes to have the Court
consider her application further, she must submit a new application that includes the missing

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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information by February 24, 2011. If the Court fails to submit a new application to proceed in

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forma pauperis, the Court shall deny the application.

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Finally, because the Court has no address for Plaintiff, it has no means of serving

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Plaintiff. Therefore it shall file this Order electronically. Defendant declined to proceed before

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a Magistrate Judge and, thus, apparently has notice of this lawsuit. If Defendant has an address

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for Plaintiff, the Court HEREBY ORDERS Defendant to serve a copy of this Order on Plaintiff

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and to file proof of such service with the Court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 22, 2011
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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