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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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-1- 10cv1076

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW A. LAWRIE, Civil No. 10cv1076 JM (WMc)

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE AS

DUPLICATIVE OF CASE NO. 10cv1034

DMS (PCL)

v.

HEDGEPETH, Warden, et al., 

Respondents.

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has submitted a Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

The Court may dismiss a duplicative petition as frivolous if it “merely repeats pending

or previously litigated claims.” Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995)

(citations omitted). Here, Petitioner has filed two identical petitions with this Court. The

Petition in this case was filed on May 17, 2010. An identical petition was filed in case number

10cv1034 on May 12, 2010. 

Based on the foregoing, the Court DISMISSES this case because the Petition in this case

is duplicative of that filed in case number 10cv1034. The Clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 26, 2010

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

Case 3:10-cv-01076-JM-WMC Document 2 Filed 05/26/10 Page 1 of 1