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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


Pending

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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

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