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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THEOPRIC K. BLOODSAW,

Plaintiff,

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J. S. WOODFORD, et al., 

Defendant(s).

 

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No. C 08-00743 JF (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

 Plaintiff, a California inmate currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State

Prison in Crescent City, has filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s

complaint appears identical to the complaint filed in a prior case before this Court:

Case No. C 08-00649 JF (PR), which is currently pending in this Court. Therefore,

the instant case is DISMISSED as duplicative of Plaintiff’s earlier filed complaint. 

BACKGROUND

In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges general claims against Defendants such as

“lack of jurisdiction over subject matter,” “deprivation of rights,” and harassment.

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(Compl. at 3.) He seeks monetary and punitive damages as well as a “permanent

injunction for procuring cruel and unusual punishment.” (Id. at 3-4.) Plaintiff

claims that he is “legally and medically entitle[d] to single cell housing” and that his

“constitutional an[d] civil rights have been violated.” (Id.) Plaintiff attaches over

eighty pages of exhibits essentially identical to those attached to his earlier

complaint under Case No. C 08-00649 JF ( PR) against the same Defendants,

alleging the same general claims. 

DISCUSSION

I. Standard of Review

Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which

prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a

governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must identify cognizable

claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is

frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or

“seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. §

1915A(b). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed, however. Balistreri v.

Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990). 

II. Legal Claims

 A complaint that merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims may

be dismissed under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Cato v. United States, 70

F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995); Bailey v. Johnson, 846 F.2d 1019, 1021 (5th

Cir. 1988). This action is duplicative of an earlier complaint filed in this Court that

is currently pending. As such, Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED as duplicative

and for failure to state a claim for relief. 

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CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s action is DISMISSED for failure to

state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The Clerk of

Court shall terminate all pending motions, enter judgment and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge 

6/23/08

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