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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 Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AONDRAY PEOPLES, SR., 

Plaintiff,

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SHERIFF MICHAEL HENNESSEY,

et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-0254 MMC (PR) 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Docket Nos. 2 & 5)

Plaintiff, an inmate at Santa Clara County jail proceeding pro se, filed the above-titled

civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. All of the allegations in the complaint are

identical to the allegations in a previous complaint filed by plaintiff, which complaint was

dismissed for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. See Peoples v. Hennessey, et al.,

No. C 04-3196 MMC (PR). A complaint that merely repeats pending or previously litigated

claims may be dismissed sua sponte. . See Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th

Cir. 1995); Bailey v. Johnson, 846 F.2d 1019, 1021 (5th Cir. 1988). As the claims in

plaintiff’s complaint are duplicative of the claims raised and dismissed in plaintiff’s earlier

case, the above-titled action is hereby DISMISSED as duplicative. In light of this dismissal,

the application to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED, and no fee is due. 

This order terminates Docket Nos. 2 and 5.

The Clerk shall close the file and terminate any pending motions..

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 18, 2005 /s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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