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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 07-3355 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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

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

and a third prisoner complaint which were dismissed on September 7, 2006 and

October 26, 2006, respectively. See McCray v. Rodriguez, No. C 06-5367 CRB

(PR) (N.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2006) (order of dismissal); McCray v. Rodriguez, No. C

06-6565 CRB (PR) (N.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2006) (order of dismissal). He raised the

same allegations a fourth time when he filed the instant action in the Central

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

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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)

(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

fourth 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: June 29, 2007 CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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