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Parties Involved:
Martin J. Cortes-Salcedo
Plaintiff
Hector Cortez
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTIN J. CORTES-SALCEDO,

Plaintiff,

v.

HECTOR CORTEZ,

Defendant.

No. 2:20-cv-0088 DB P

ORDER AND FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS

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

court on January 13, 2020. The court’s own records reveal that on December 30, 2019, plaintiff 

filed a complaint containing virtually identical allegations. Cortes-Salcedo v. Shasta Co. Sheriff, 

et al., No. 2:19-cv-2627 EFB P (E.D. Cal.).1 Due to the duplicative nature of the present action, 

this court will recommend that the complaint be dismissed.

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court IS HEREBY ORDERED to assign a district judge to 

this case; and

IT IS RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 41(b).

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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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These findings and recommendations are submitted to the District Judge assigned to this 

case pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days after being served 

with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections with the court. 

The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 

Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified time 

may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th 

Cir. 1991).

Dated: February 20, 2020

DLB:9

DLB1/prisoner-civil rights/cort2627.23 fr

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