Portnov Abraham v. Carnival Corporation

Filing 7

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on August 1, 2014. (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2014) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/1/2014: # 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) (ofr, COURT STAFF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ABRAHAM PORTNOV,

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Plaintiff,
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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Case No. 5:14-cv-02887-PSG
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Re: Docket Nos. 5 and 6)

Pending on the court’s docket is a letter filing from Plaintiff Abraham Portnov that spells
out the challenges he has faced to date in prosecuting his claim against Defendant Carnival

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Corporation. To Portnov’s credit, he provides a more fulsome explanation of the financial
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challenges he faces. Even though the court is inclined to grant what it generously construes to be a

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motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of its prior decision on Portnov’s financial

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qualification to proceed in forma pauperis, 1 the court must also, at a minimum, be persuaded that

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this court possesses both subject matter and personal jurisdiction over Portnov’s tort-based claims

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and not determine that the complaint is frivolous. 2

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See Docket No. 5.

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See 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

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Case No. 5:14-cv-02887-PSG
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS