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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID VERA SANDOVAL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, 

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-cv-02086 AWI DLB PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION AS 

DUPLICATIVE OF 1:14-cv-02038-BAM-PC

AND VACATING ORDER DIRECTING 

CDCR TO COLLECT PAYMENTS FOR 

FILING FEE

[ECF No. 5]

Plaintiff David Vera Sandoval, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil action on 

December 31, 2014.

On January 15, 2015, Plaintiff filed a document notifying the Court of the existence of two 

cases. Plaintiff explained that he did not understand which case he needed to proceed with since a 

prior case had been opened under the same complaint in 1:14-cv-2038-BAM-PC. Plaintiff 

complains that he did not intend to open two cases, and now he is being charged with an additional 

filing fee. The Court has reviewed the complaint in 1:14-cv-2038-BAM-PC, and indeed, the 

complaints are identical and bear the same date, December 7, 2014, on the proof of service. 

The instant case, having been filed in error after the first case, must be dismissed as 

duplicative. Under the circumstances, as the second action was opened in error, the Court will 

vacate the January 5, 2015, order requiring CDCR to collect payments for this action.

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ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED as duplicative and 

the order requiring CDCR to collect payments for this action is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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