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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RYAN JONES,

Petitioner,

v.

RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, et al.,

Respondent.

Case No.: 18cv2224 CAB (AGS)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

AND DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of 

Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 together with a motion to proceed in forma 

pauperis. 

The Court may dismiss a duplicative petition as frivolous if it “merely repeats 

pending or previously litigated claims.” Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 

(9th Cir. 1995) (citations omitted). The current petition is duplicative of a petition 

Petitioner filed in case no. 18cv2173 LAB (AGS). Petitioner has until November 30, 

2018 to take action in that case, and thus Petitioner is advised to pursue his claims via 

case no. 18cv2173 LAB (AGS). Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this case as

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duplicative of case no. 18cv2173 LAB (AGS). The motion to proceed in forma pauperis 

is DENIED as moot. The Clerk will close the file.

Dated: October 1, 2018

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