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Parties Involved:
Duncan J. McNeil III
Plaintiff
United States
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DUNCAN J. McNEIL III, 

Plaintiff(s),

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UNITED STATES, et al.,

Defendant(s). 

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No. C 06-0381 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Doc # 2)

Plaintiff, a prisoner at the Spokane County Jail in Spokane, Washington,

and frequent litigant throughout the federal courts, has filed a pro se “petition &

request” for registration of foreign judgments rendered in another district, and

“application” for execution and enforcement of registered judgments. Plaintiff

raised the same allegations in a prior prisoner petition, which was dismissed on

August 16, 2005. See McNeil v. United States, No. C 05-2538 CRB (PR) (N.D.

Cal. Aug. 16, 2005) (order of dismissal). 

A prisoner complaint or petition that merely repeats pending or previously

litigated claims may be considered abusive and dismissed under the authority of

28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 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 claims raised herein in civil action number 05-2538, the

instant petition is deemed duplicative and abusive under § 1915A. 

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Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis (doc # 2) is DENIED and

the petition 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: January 30, 2006 CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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