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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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 The Court notes that one January 1, 2007, the Court stayed the petition in 06cv1296 W (RBB)

until May 1, 2007. To the extent Petitioner is attempting to update the Court in that case as to the status

of his petition, he must do so by filing a status report or First Amended Petition with Case No. 06-1296

affixed to the pleading. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER BUTLER, Civil No. 07-0255 J (AJB)

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE 

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE

L. E. SCRIBNER, Warden

Respondent.

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

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Because this petition is duplicative of another habeas

petition already on file, it must be dismissed. 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). Here, Petitioner has filed two nearly

identical petitions with this Court. The Petition in this case was filed on February 8, 2007,

without the $5.00 filing fee. An identical petition was filed in case number 06cv1296 W (RBB),

with the $5.00 filing fee, on June 20, 2006.1

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Based on the foregoing, the Court DISMISSES this case because the Petition in this case

is duplicative of that filed in case number 06cv1296 W (RBB). The Clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 8, 2007

HON. NAPOLEON A. JONES, JR.

United States District Judge

CC: Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks

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