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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Donald Muhammad, 

Plaintiff, 

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Greyhound Lines, Inc., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-11-08006-PCT-NVW

ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 6).

Although Plaintiff’s response to the motion to dismiss was due February 28, 2011, no

response has been filed. Plaintiff’s failure to file a response to Defendant’s motion to dismiss

alone warrants summarily granting Defendant’s motion. See LRCiv. 7.2(I). Nonetheless,

the Court has considered Defendant’s motion on its merits and, finding good cause, will grant

it.

Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges fraud, disparate treatment based on race in a place of

public accommodation, and discrimination based on retaliation, racism, religion, and sexism.

(Doc. 1.) All of Plaintiff’s claims arise out of an October 8, 2004 incident where Plaintiff

was denied access to a Greyhound Bus terminal in Flagstaff, Arizona. Plaintiff has

previously filed multiple lawsuits stemming from this same incident, asserting these identical

claims and others, including defamation, perjury, treason, torture, international terrorism,

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As matters of public record, the Court may take judicial notice of the pleadings in Plaintiff’s

prior lawsuits without converting Defendant’s motion to dismiss into a motion for summary

judgment. See MGIC Indem. Corp. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 500, 504 (9th Cir. 1986). 

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spying and other purported civil rights violations. See Donald Muhammad v. Greyhound

Lines, Inc., CV06-1057-PHX-RCB; Donald Muhammad v. State of Arizona, Greyhound

Lines, Inc., CV06-1417-PHX-JAT; Donald Muhammad v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., CV06-

1893-PHX-ECV; Donald Muhammad v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., CV06-2363-PHX-NVW;

Donald Muhammad v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al., CV08-0056-PHX-SRB.1

 All of

Plaintiff’s prior lawsuits relating to this incident have been dismissed for either insufficient

service of process, failure to prosecute, failure to comply with the federal pleading rules, or

failure to state a plausible claim for relief. Id. Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 1) will also be

dismissed for failure to state a plausible claim for relief because Plaintiff’s claims are clearly

barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

Res judicata applies to bar litigation where there is “(1) an identity of claims, (2) a

final judgment on the merits, and (3) privity between the parties.” Tahoe-Sierra Pres.

Council, Inc. V. Tahoe Reg’l Planning Agency, 322 F.3d 1064, 1077 (9th Cir. 2003). To

decide whether there is an identity of claims, the Court considers the following four criteria:

(1) whether rights or interests established in the prior judgment would be destroyed

or impaired by prosecution of the second action; (2) whether substantially the same

evidence is presented in the two actions; (3) whether the two suits involve

infringement of the same right; and (4) whether the two suits arise out of the same

transactional nucleus of facts.

Chao v. A-One Med. Servs., 346 F.3d 908, 921 (9th Cir. 2003). Here, Plaintiff’s claims

clearly arise out of the same transactional nucleus of facts as his earlier lawsuits: all claims

stem from the same October 8, 2004 incident at the Greyhound Bus terminal in Flagstaff,

Arizona. Plaintiff has attached the same exhibits and is alleging the violation of the same

rights as he did in his earlier lawsuits. The Court is satisfied that there is an identity of

claims for res judicata purposes. The second and third factors are also easily met: the

involuntary dismissals of Plaintiff’s prior complaints serve as final judgments on the merits,

see In re Schimmels, 127 F.3d 875, 884 (9th Cir. 1997) (“An involuntary dismissal generally

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acts as a judgment on the merits for purposes of res judicata[.]”), and the parties to this

action are identical to the parties in the prior actions. As Plaintiff’s claims are barred by res

judicata, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 6) will be granted.

Further, because Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant arising from the October 8, 2004

incident are barred by res judicata, any amendment would be futile. Plaintiff’s Complaint

(Doc. 1) will therefore be dismissed with prejudice. See Saul v. United States, 928 F.2d 829,

843 (9th Cir. 1991) (noting leave to amend need not be given “where the amendment would

be futile...or where the amended complaint would be subject to dismissal” (internal citations

omitted)). 

It is apparent that Plaintiff has subjected Defendant to vexatious multiple litigation.

Plaintiff will be enjoined from filing any further action against Defendant purportedly arising

out of the occurrence that this is subject of this action without first obtaining leave of a judge

of the court in which any future action is filed.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s

Complaint (Doc. 6) is granted. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk enter judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s

Complaint (Doc. 1) with prejudice. The Clerk shall terminate this case.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is enjoined from filing any further action

against Defendant purportedly arising out of the occurrence that this is subject of this action

without first obtaining leave of a judge of the court in which any future action is filed.

DATED this 10th day of March, 2011.

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