Case docket
Kengne v. ID.me, Inc. — N.D. Ga., No. 1:22-cv-02237-SEG
Kengne v. ID.me, Inc. — 3 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed between June 6, 2022 and January 5, 2024.
Case facts
| Caption | Kengne v. ID.me, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
| Docket number | 1:22-cv-02237 |
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2022-06-06 – 2024-01-05 |
| Document types | complaint (1), motion (1) |
Case summary
Raissa Djuissi Kengne, appearing pro se, filed a Complaint and Request for Injunction against ID.me, Inc. and its registered agent Cogency Global Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:22-cv-02237-SEG. The complaint gives the basis for federal jurisdiction as 42 U.S.C. § 1104, the Unemployment Trust Fund, 26 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq., the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and O.C.G.A. § 34-8-45, and also checks diversity of citizenship. It states that the plaintiff signed up for an ID.me account on April 22, 2022 at the Georgia Department of Labor to receive unemployment benefits and was unable to create one. The second filing on this page is the plaintiff's application for appellate review, filed July 5, 2022.
Case at a glance
| Parties | Plaintiff: Raissa Djuissi Kengne, pro se. Defendants as named on the form: ID.me, Inc. and Cogency Global Inc., identified as ID.me's registered agent |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:22-cv-02237-SEG. The appellate application is captioned for the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia and lists related case numbers 1:22-cv-2297-SEG and 1:22-cv-2263 |
| Program | Unemployment benefits administered through the Georgia Department of Labor. The complaint cites the Unemployment Trust Fund, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and O.C.G.A. § 34-8-45 on supplemental unemployment benefits |
| Claims | As stated on the pro se form, that the defendant refuses to provide access to the plaintiff's account on ID.me's website so that she can receive unemployment benefits. The events are said to have occurred in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia |
| Disposition or status | No ruling is readable from the filings on this page. The later of the two is the application for appellate review of July 5, 2022 |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What does the complaint allege?
That the plaintiff signed up for an ID.me account on April 22, 2022 at the Georgia Department of Labor to receive unemployment benefits, could not create the account, contacted ID.me customer support on May 16, 2022, was given a support ticket number, heard from member support associates on May 17 and May 27, 2022 and had a video conference call to validate her identity, and still could not access the account.
What harm does the complaint state?
That the refusal of access leaves the plaintiff without income and that she is experiencing foreclosure because she cannot use her unemployment benefits to pay her mortgage. The form states the amount in controversy cannot be easily estimated.
What is the second filing?
An application for appellate review filed July 5, 2022 and captioned in the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, naming ID.me, Inc. and Cogency Global Inc. as respondents.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
3 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
More documents from this docket
5 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.gand.304058) are in the archive but are not among the 3 filings above.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.