UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOMINGOS LUGAO PETROCELI, Plaintiff, -against- 21-CV-3997 (LTS) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SDNY; ORDER OF DISMISSAL SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT, Defendants. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff brings this action pro se. The Court dismisses the complaint for the following reasons. Plaintiff has previously submitted to this Court a nearly identical complaint against Defendants, in which he asserts the same claims. That case is presently pending under docket number 1:21-CV-3675 (UA). As this complaint raises the same claims, no useful purpose would be served by litigating this duplicate lawsuit. Therefore, this complaint is dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiff’s pending case under docket number 1:21-CV-3675 (UA). The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. Plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed as duplicative. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). SO ORDERED. Dated: May 13, 2021 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge