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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEDAN SUNNI ALI,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a

VERIZONWIRELESS, INC.

Defendant.

 /

No. C 10-2407 MMC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND; DEFERRING

RULING ON APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

On June 1, 2010, plaintiff Dedan Sunni Ali (“Ali”) filed the above-titled action against

defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a VerizonWireless, Inc. (“VerizonWireless”). Plaintiff’s

complaint consists of a single paragraph and alleges that defendant “has wilfully practiced

userous [sic], unfair, and bad methods of collecting on a past due bill” and refused to

accept a payment plan plaintiff proposed to defendant. Also before the Court is plaintiff’s

application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court having read and considered the

above-referenced filings, hereby rules as follows.

Ali’s complaint is deficient as it contains no allegations setting forth federal

jurisdiction over the instant action, nor is any federal cause of action apparent from

plaintiff’s conclusory allegations that defendant engaged in unfair collection methods. 

Accordingly, the instant action is hereby DISMISSED for lack of subject-matter

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jurisdiction, and plaintiff will be afforded leave to amend. Plaintiff’s amended complaint, if

any, shall be filed no later than July 29, 2010. If an amended complaint is not filed by said

date, the above-titled action will be dismissed without prejudice to Ali’s refiling his claims in

state court. 

In light of the above, the Court defers ruling on plaintiff’s application to proceed in

forma pauperis.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 8, 2010 

 /s/ 

SUSAN ILLSTON for

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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