Opinion
CASE NO. 11cv2480 BEN (WVG)
12-30-2011
RUSSO BAILEY, Plaintiff, v. P. BONANNO, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
PROCEED IFP AND DISMISSING
COMPLAINT
[Dkt. No. 2]
On March 23, 2011, Plaintiff Russo Bailey filed a Complaint in Case No. 11cv577 BEN (WVG). Motions to dismiss were filed by all Defendants appearing in the case and those motions were granted. (Dkt. Nos. 16-21, 28.) Plaintiff sought reconsideration of the Court's decision granting the motions to dismiss and the Court denied Plaintiff's motion on August 8, 2011. (Dkt. Nos. 25, 27.) On October 26, 2011, Plaintiff filed an identical Complaint in this case and a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP"). (Dkt. Nos. 1-2.)
When a party is proceeding IFP, "the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action . . . is frivolous [or] fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2001); see also O'Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990) (finding a "district court may deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis at the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the action is frivolous").
The claims asserted in the Complaint filed in this case are identical to the claims dismissed in Case No. 11cv577 BEN (WVG). Because Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a claim for relief and Defendants should not be required to defend against the exact same claims having already obtained dismissal of those claims, Plaintiff's motion to proceed IFP is DENIED and the case is DISMISSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Hon. Roger T. Benitez
United States District Judge