# Jayne v. Google Internet Search Engine Founders

> Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · February 7, 2008 · 263 F. App'x 268

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## Case

- **Full name:** Dylan Stephen JAYNE, Appellant v. GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE FOUNDERS
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- **Decided:** February 7, 2008
- **Citations:** 263 F. App'x 268
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** Ambro, Fuentes, Fisher
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## Opinion text

Opinions of the United
2008 Decisions States Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit

2-7-2008

Jayne v. Google Internet
Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential

Docket No. 07-4083

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NOT PRECEDENTIAL

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 07-4083
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DYLAN STEPHEN JAYNE,
Appellant

v.

GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE FOUNDERS
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. Civil Action No. 07-cv-01677)
District Judge: Honorable James M. Munley
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Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
February 5, 2008

Before: AMBRO, FUENTES and FISHER, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed February 7, 2008)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM

This appeal arises from the order of the United States District Court for the Middle

District of Pennsylvania dismissing Dylan Stephen Jayne’s complaint pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). We will affirm.
In September 2007, Jayne filed an action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the

founders of the Google internet search engine, alleging that his social security number

when turned upside down is a scrambled code that spells the name “Google.” The

District Court reviewed the lawsuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), and dismissed

it sua sponte for failure to state a claim. Jayne filed a timely appeal. We have jurisdiction

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We exercise plenary review of the District Court’s sua

sponte dismissal for failure to state a claim. See Allah v. Seiverling, 229 F.3d 220, 223

(3d Cir. 2000).

To prevail on his § 1983 claim, Jayne must demonstrate that the named defendants

acted under color of state law and deprived him of rights secured by the Constitution or

federal law. See Sameric Corp. of Del., Inc. v. City of Philadelphia, 142 F.3d 582, 590

(3d Cir. 1998). It is clear that neither of these criteria is satisfied here. As explained by

the District Court, Google and its founders are not state actors, and Jayne’s allegation

concerning his coded social security number does not constitute a violation of the

Constitution or federal law. We also agree that any amendment of the complaint would

be futile. See Grayson v. Mayview State Hosp., 293 F.3d 103, 110 (3d Cir. 2002).

For these reasons, we will affirm the District Court’s order.

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