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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHANE VERLIN GHOST, a.k.a. SHANE

HENRY,

Plaintiff,

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants. __________________________________

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No. C 15-5746 JSW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a California prisoner, has filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42

U.S.C. § 1983. His request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate

order. The complaint in this action reiterates claims made by Plaintiff in his earlier case,

Ghost v. . Stillmen, et al., No. 15-4908 JSW (PR). A complaint that merely repeats

pending or previously litigated claims may be considered frivolous and dismissed under

the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th

Cir. 1995). Such a complaint is also subject to dismissal as duplicative. Bailey v.

Johnson, 846 F.2d 1019, 1021 (5th Cir. 1988). Plaintiff’s earlier case is currently

pending. He may pursue his claims in that case.

Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED. The Clerk shall close the file and enter

judgment in Defendants’ favor. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 28, 2016 

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

Case 4:15-cv-05746-JSW Document 6 Filed 01/28/16 Page 1 of 1