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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


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026

Questions presented

  1. 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.

  2. Whether a court may require a plaintiff to abandon a properly served defendant as a condition for proceeding with a hearing.

  3. Whether inconsistent application of procedural rules governing service of documents deprives a litigant of due process.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 18 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Apr 06 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)