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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHERMAN MONROE POLK,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE GRAY, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0471 CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff’s complaint was filed with the 

court on March 2, 2015. Records attached to the complaint indicate that plaintiff has a nearlyidentical action pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Polk v. 

Gary, No. 14-cv-04375 KAW (N.D. Cal.), which he filed last year. (ECF No. 1 at 34-39.) The 

court has confirmed that this action is still pending in the Northern District.1

Plaintiff has consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge to conduct all proceedings 

in this case. (ECF No. 6.) Due to the duplicative nature of the present action, the court will

dismiss it.

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1 A court may take judicial notice of court records. See MGIC Indem. Co. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 

500, 505 (9th Cir. 1986); United States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980).

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed 

without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

Dated: April 22, 2015

2 / polk0471.23

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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