(PC) Harper v. Powell ( 2024 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DANIEL HARPER, No. 2:24-cv-1279 DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 B. POWELL, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff’s complaint was filed with the 18 court on May 2, 2024. The court’s records reveal that on April 17, 2024, plaintiff filed a 19 complaint in this court that contains virtually identical allegations. See Harper v. Powell, No. 20 2:24-cv-1343 TLN AC P.1 Due to the duplicative nature of the present action, this court will 21 recommend that the complaint be dismissed. 22 Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court IS HEREBY ORDERED to randomly assign a 23 district judge to this case; and 24 IT IS RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. 25 P. 41(b). 26 //// 27 1 A court may take judicial notice of court records. See MGIC Indem. Co. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 28 500, 505 (9th Cir. 1986); United States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980). 1 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the District Judge assigned to this 2 | case pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(). Within fourteen days after being served 3 | with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections with the court. 4 | The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 5 | Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified time 6 | may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. YIst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th 7 | Cir. 1991). 8 | Dated: May 28, 2024 9 10 ll ORAH BARNES UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | pLB:9 DB prisoner inbox/civil rights/R/harp1279.23 23 24 25 26 27 28