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Merry Fotso v. Col. Needham, et al.
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1, No. 87712-7-I · judgment April 17, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether due process is violated when a court dismisses an action with prejudice while declining to recognize documented proof of service acknowledged by opposing counsel.
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Whether a court may require a plaintiff to abandon a properly served defendant as a condition for proceeding with a hearing.
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Whether inconsistent application of procedural rules governing service of documents deprives a litigant of due process.
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Whether courts may dismiss a breach-of-contract claim involving an online platform by recharacterizing the claim as a privacy dispute despite the contractual language relied upon in the complaint.
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Whether an online platform may invoke immunity under 47 U.S.C. § 230 for content associated with a user's profile while simultaneously exercising control over that content and denying the user the ability to remove or modify it.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Merry Fotso
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Apr 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)