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Parties Involved:
Alonzo Evans
Plaintiff
State of California
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALONZO EVANS,

Plaintiff,

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

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Nos. C 05-0030 MMC

ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

(Docket Nos. 2, 4 & 5)

Alonzo Evans, a California parolee, filed this pro se civil rights actions, pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the State of California on January 3, 2005. The allegations in the

instant complaint are duplicative of the allegations in a complaint filed by plaintiff earlier on

the same day. See Evans v. State of California , No. C 05-0028 MMC (PR). A complaint that

merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims may be dismissed sua sponte. . See Cato

v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995); Bailey v. Johnson, 846 F.2d 1019,

1021 (5th Cir. 1988). Moreover, the claims in plaintiff’s earlier case have been dismissed for

failing to state a cognizable claim for relief. For the reasons set forth in the order dismissing

the earlier case, the claims in the instant action likewise are not cognizable.

Accordingly, the above-titled action is hereby DISMISSED. The application to proceed

in forma pauperis is GRANTED, and the request for appointment of counsel is DENIED. The

Clerk shall close the file and terminate Docket Nos. 2, 4 and 5.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 17, 2005 /s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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