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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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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING

COMPLAINT -- 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Cleo Westerfield,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

M.T.A. Spinks, et al.,

 

 Defendants.

NO. CV-08-2457-RHW

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

DISMISSING COMPLAINT

Before the Court is pro se state prisoner Plaintiff Cleo

Westerfield’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Ct. Rec. 5),

filed October 30, 2008. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. 

After review, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

(Ct. Rec. 5) is GRANTED.

2. Because the Petition appears to be duplicative of a petition

originally filed on August 21, 2008 and pending in the Eastern

District of California, Sacramento Division under Civil Case number

08-1970-RCF, the Petition before this Court is DISMISSED. The Court

may dismiss a duplicative petition as frivolous under the authority of

28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) if it “merely repeats pending or previously

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

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING

COMPLAINT -- 2

(9th Cir. 1995) (citations omitted). Thus, the current petition is

subject to dismissal as duplicative. Plaintiff is cautioned that

unless he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury, a

prisoner may not bring a subsequent in forma pauperis action in the

district court if, while incarcerated, he has brought three or more

actions which were dismissed by the Court prior to service pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1915. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Petitioner's request to proceed in

forma pauperis and DISMISSES the petition with prejudice to

reasserting the specified claims in another unpaid complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is directed to

enter this Order and forward a copy to Plaintiff.

DATED this 24th day of May 2010.

 S/Robert H. Whaley 

 ROBERT H. WHALEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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