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Parties Involved:
Anthony Eugene Brooks
Plaintiff
Unknown
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY EUGENE BROOKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNKNOWN, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-00464-LJO-SMS PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION AS

DUPLICATIVE OF CASE NUMBER 1:08-CV00168-AWI-DLB PC, AND DIRECTING

CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE FILE

(Doc. 9)

Plaintiff AnthonyEugeneBrooks (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro. On April

8, 2008, the Court issued an order which stated:

On March 19, 2008, the Clerk’s Office for United States District Court of Virginia

received a letter from Anthony Eugene Brooks, an inmate currently housed at United

State Penitentiary-Atwater, concerning his conditions of confinement. The district

court opened a civil action for Brooks and transferred it to this district. 

Upon review of the letter, the Court cannot discern for certain whether or not Brooks

intended to, or even desires to, file a civil action against prison personnel. The Court

will direct the Clerk’s Office to send Brooks a complaint form. If Brooks wishes to

pursue a civil rights action based on the violation of his federal rights, he should

complete the form and return it to the Court for filing. In addition, the filing fee for

this action is $350.00. Along with the complaint, Brooks should submit the filing fee

in full or file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. If Brooks fails

to comply with this order, this action will be dismissed, without prejudice.

(Doc. 5.)

In response to the order, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint and an application to proceed

in forma pauperis on April 28, 2008. A review of the amended complaint submitted in this action

and the amended complaint in case number 1:08-cv-00168-AWI-DLB PC Brooks v. United States

of America reveals that the claims are identical, namely that Plaintiff is being exposed to nuclear

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that he is already proceeding in the other action and that this second action should not have been opened.

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waste and radiation. Therefore, this action shall be dismissed as duplicative. Plaintiff may continue

to pursue his claims in case number 08-00168.1

Based on the foregoing, this action is HEREBY DISMISSED as duplicative of case number

1:08-cv-00168-AWI-DLB PC, and the Clerk of the Court SHALL close this file.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 1, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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