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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANDON FAVOR-EL, Civil No. 14-cv-2594 JAH (WVG)

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE 

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE

WARDEN DANIEL PARAMO,

Warden,

Respondent.

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

Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, but has failed to pay the $5.00 filing fee

and has failed to move to proceed in forma pauperis.1

 

In the present petition, Petitioner seeks to challenge a disciplinary proceeding

based on a June 14, 2014, incident at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility. (See Pet. at

11.) Petitioner is currently challenging the same proceeding in this Court in case no.

14cv2352 H (BLM). (See So. Dist. Case No. 14cv2352 H (BLM), ECF No. 1.) In that

case, Petitioner was directed to satisfy the filing fee requirement and submit a First

Amended Petition no later than December 15, 2014. (See id., ECF No. 2.) I

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 Petitioner is required by Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. to either paid the $5.00 filing fee

or qualify to proceed in forma pauperis. Because the Court is dismissing the case without

prejudice, the Court does not address Petitioner’s in forma pauperis status.

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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). The present petition attacks the same disciplinary

proceeding as Petitioner’s current pending case in case no. 14cv2352 H (BLM), and

appears to do so on the same grounds.

For the foregoing reasons, the Court DISMISSES this case without prejudice. 

Petitioner is advised that if he wishes to add additional claims or supporting facts to his

challenge of the disciplinary proceedings relating to the June 14, 2014 incident, he must

do so via an amended petition in case no. 14cv2352 H (BLM). The Clerk will close the

file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 3, 2014 _________________________________________

John A. Houston

United States District Judge

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