Faculty Members at Middle Eastern Schools et al v. Donovan et al

Filing 11

ORDER STRIKING COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 10/21/2015. (blflc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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FACULTY MEMBERS AT MIDDLE
EASTERN SCHOOLS, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-03974-BLF
ORDER STRIKING COMPLAINT

v.

[Re: ECF 1]

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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RICHARD DONOVAN, et al.,
Defendants.

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On August 31, 2015, Ahmed Nuri, along with twenty-six other individuals, all proceeding

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pro se, filed a purported class action complaint against Richard Donovan of the Defense Language

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Institute and Reuf Borovac, President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

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AFL-CIO, Local 1263. See ECF 1. According to the complaint, Mr. Nuri is the contact person for

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twenty-six other faculty members from Middle East Schools. Id. at 6, 7. Mr. Nuri is the sole

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Plaintiff to sign the complaint. Id. at 6. On October 19, 2015, Reuf Borovac, proceeding pro se,

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filed a motion to dismiss on behalf of AFGE Local 1263 and himself. ECF 10.

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The Court notes that the complaint does not appear to be a class action but rather a lawsuit

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brought by multiple Plaintiffs. In any event, to the extent this is a class action, a pro se Plaintiff

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cannot prosecute an action as a class action. See C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818

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F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1987). To the extent this action is a lawsuit brought by multiple Plaintiffs, each

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Plaintiff’s name, address, and telephone number must be included on the first page of each filing

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and each Plaintiff must sign each document filed. See Civil L.R. 3-4; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11.

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Accordingly, the Court STRIKES the complaint and Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint on

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or before November 18, 2015. Further, the Court MOOTS the pending motion to dismiss in light

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of the foregoing and notes that a pro se individual may not represent an organization. See Civil

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L.R. 3-9(b).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 21, 2015
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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