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Parties Involved:
Kimothy R. McCray
Plaintiff
J. Rodriguez
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMOTHY R. McCRAY, 

Plaintiff(s),

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J. RODRIGUEZ, 

Defendant(s). 

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No. C 06-6565 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a prisoner at Kern Valley State Prison, has filed his third 

prisoner complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that superior court deputy

clerk J. Rodriguez unlawfully interfered with his right to file in state superior

court. Plaintiff first raised these allegations in a prisoner complaint which was

dismissed on the merits under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) on August

18, 2006. See McCray v. Rodriguez, No. C 06-4805 CRB (PR) (N.D. Cal. Aug.

18, 2006) (order of dismissal). He again raised the same allegations in a second

prisoner complaint which was dismissed on September 7, 2006. See McCray v.

Rodriguez, No. C 06-5367 CRB (PR) (N.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2006) (order of

dismissal). And a third time when he filed the instant action in the Central

District of California. The action was transferred to this court.

A prisoner complaint that merely repeats pending or previously litigated

claims may be considered abusive and dismissed under the authority of 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A(b). Cf. Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995)

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(citing Bailey v. Johnson, 846 F.2d 1019, 1021 (5th Cir. 1988)) (duplicative in

forma pauperis complaint may be considered abusive and dismissed under 28

U.S.C. § 1915). Because plaintiff raised and litigated the same allegations and

claim raised herein in two prior prisoner complaints, the instant complaint is

deemed duplicative and abusive under § 1915A. Nothing plaintiff adds in this

third attempt to litigate the same claim compels a different result. 

Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED and the

complaint is DISMISSED under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b).

The clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this order and close the

file. No fee is due.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 26, 2006 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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