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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EARL WARNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

RABBI Y. FRIEDMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-04345-YGR (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff filed the instant pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which he seeks

enforcement of a settlement agreement reached in his earlier case, Case No. C 11-5039 YGR (PR) 

(N.D. Cal. filed October 13, 2011). He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 

U.S.C. § 1915, which will be resolved in a separate written Order.

Plaintiff should not have filed a duplicative complaint in a new action, but, instead, he

should have sought enforcement of the settlement agreement in his earlier case. The Court may 

dismiss as frivolous a complaint that merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A. See 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). Accordingly, the instant action is DISMISSED as 

duplicative. If Plaintiff wishes to pursue a motion to enforce the settlement agreement in Case No. 

C 11-5039 YGR (PR), he may file such a motion in his earlier action. Plaintiff must clearly 

indicate the case number of that action— Case No. C 11-5039 YGR (PR)—and he must entitle it: 

“Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement.”

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s instant action is DISMISSED as duplicative. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A (b)(1). The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment, terminate all pending 

motions as moot, and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Judge

January 11, 2017

Case 4:16-cv-04345-YGR Document 4 Filed 01/11/17 Page 1 of 1