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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIO DINERO SESSOMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN PATRICK KELLER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:17-cv-0304 CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se with a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983. (ECF No. 1.) He has consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge to conduct all 

proceedings in this action. (ECF No. 4.)

Plaintiff requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Since plaintiff has submitted a 

declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), his request will be granted. 

Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on February 13, 2017, names as defendants Sacramento 

detectives involved in the investigation leading up to plaintiff’s 2001 murder conviction, vacated 

in 2015 on habeas review. See Sessoms v. Runnels, No. 2:05-cv-1221 JAM GGH P (E.D. Cal.).

The court’s own records reveal that on August 17, 2016, plaintiff filed a civil rights 

complaint containing similar allegations against defendants Keller, Woods, and other Sacramento 

police officers. Sessoms v. Keller, No. 16-cv-1943 EFB (E.D. Cal.). That case is still pending. 

Due to the duplicative nature of the present action, the court will dismiss the complaint. 

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; and

2. This action is dismissed without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

Dated: March 21, 2017

2 / sess0304.dupl

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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