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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIEL BLACK,

Petitioner,

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MICHAEL MARTEL, Acting Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 08-3218 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Doc # 2)

Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione,

California, has filed a second petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254 challenging a January 5, 2005 conviction and sentence from Santa Clara

County Superior Court. His first petition was filed on February 27, 2008 and an

order to show cause recently issued on July 21, 2008. See Black v. Martel, No. C

08-1151 CRB (PR) (N.D. Cal. July 21, 2008) (order to show cause). 

Based on petitioner's affidavit of indigence, his application for leave to

proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (doc # 2) is GRANTED. But

the instant second petition is DISMISSED as duplicative. Cf. Cato v. United

States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995) (duplicative in forma pauperis

complaint may be considered abusive and dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915). 

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Petitioner is free to amend his first petition to include any claims raised in

his second petition which were not raised in the first petition. All claims relating

to petitioner's January 5, 2005 state court conviction and sentence must be

brought and litigated in civil case number 08-1151 only.

The clerk shall terminate all pending motions as moot and close the file.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 31, 2008 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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