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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

KARRIEM MOHAMMED-EL,

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

LA SALLE BANK, BEAR STERNS, 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 10-0541 SBA 

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH 

LEAVE TO AMEND

Plaintiff Karriem Mohammed-El filed the instant action pro se, ostensibly against La Salle 

Bank and Bear Sterns. He has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Under 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), federal courts are authorized to review claims filed IFP prior to service and 

to dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that: (1) the allegation of poverty is untrue; 

(2) the action is frivolous or malicious; (3) the action fails to state a claim; or (4) the action seeks 

monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. A pleading filed by a pro se 

plaintiff must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th 

Cir. 1990). 

Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain a “short 

and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 

8(a)(2). A complaint must allege “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its 

face,” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007), and “give the defendant fair notice of 

what ... the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests,” Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 93 

(2007) (internal quotation marks omitted). If a complaint fails to satisfy Rule 8, it “must be 

dismissed” for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Twombly, 550 U.S. at 

570. Here, the complaint is unintelligible. Aside from alleging that he is a “Moorish National 

Aboriginal,” Plaintiff fails to allege any facts in support of his claim, if any. Rather, the complaint 

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consists almost entirely of random propositions of law, what appear to be case citations, and vague 

assertions that “The Bank” somehow acted in a “criminal” manner. No particular relief is sought. 

The Complaint will therefore be dismissed. 

Because the plaintiff is proceeding pro se, the Court will provide guidance on the type of 

information that should be included in an amended complaint. Plaintiff must allege: (1) the 

identity of each Defendant; (2) the actions of each Defendant which forms the basis of his claim; 

(3) the legal basis of each claim; (4) the basis of the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction; (5) that 

venue is proper in this District; and (5) the particular relief sought. Plaintiff is advised to review 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in particular Rule 8(a)(2), which, as noted, “requires a 

complaint to include a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to 

relief ... to give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.” 

Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the instant action is DISMISSED. Plaintiff shall have 

14 days for the date this Order is filed to file an amended complaint that complies with the above. 

Failure to file an amended complaint within that timeframe will result in the dismissal of this 

action, without further notice. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 26, 2010 ________________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

United States District Judge 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KARRIEM MOHAMMED-EL, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

LA SALLE BANK et al, 

 Defendant. 

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Case Number: CV10-00541 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District 

Court, Northern District of California. 

That on March 30, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said 

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing 

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle 

located in the Clerk's office. 

Karriem Mohammed-El 

2900 Rheem Avenue 

Richmond, CA 94804 

Dated: 3/30/2010 March 30, 2010 

 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk 

 

 By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk 

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