Colbert v. Carrasco, et al.

Filing 7

ORDER Dismissing Action as Duplicative of Other Litigation, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 5/17/11. CASE CLOSED. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GEORGE K. COLBERT,
Plaintiff,

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1:11-cv-00057-LJO-GBC (PC)
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION AS
DUPLICATIVE OF OTHER LITIGATION

v.
(ECF No. 1)

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M. CARRASCO, et al.,
CLERK TO CLOSE CASE
Defendants.

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ORDER

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George K. Colbert (“Plaintiff’) is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was filed on January 12, 2011. (ECF No. 1).

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A review of court records reveals that the Complaint in this action is photocopy of

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the Complaint in case number 1:10-cv-00010-AWI-MJS (PC) Colbert v. Carrasco, et al.,

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which was filed on January 4, 2011.

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photocopies of each other. However, Plaintiff included more attachments in the earlier-

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filed Complaint than the Complaint in this case.

The Complaints in both cases are obviously

In as much as the complaints are identical, this case, as the latter-filed one, is

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HEREBY ORDERED DISMISSED as duplicative.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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May 17, 2011

/s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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