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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-133-JAM-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-134-JAM-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-135-KJM-KJN PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`CALIFORNIA STATE BAR
`ASSOCIATION,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`FEDERAL BUREAU OF
`INVESTIGATION,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`JANET SCULLY,
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`Defendant.
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`No. 2:14-cv-136-MCE-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-137-MCE-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-138-TLN-AC PS
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`GEORGE W. BUSH,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`HALLIBURTON U.S.A., INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`ELLY WILLERUP,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 3 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-140-TLN-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-141-GEB-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-142-TLN-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-143-TLN-DAD PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`GERMANY,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
`ASSOCIATION,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DAVID STERN,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SACRAMENTO KINGS (N.B.A.) INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 4 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-144-JAM-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-145-JAM-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-146-KJM-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-147-TLN-KJN PS
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`INDIA,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SIEMENS U.S.A., INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPUTY
`SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CALIFORNIA STATE FIREFIGHTERS
`ASSOCIATION,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 5 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-149-LKK-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-150-MCE-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-151-KJM-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-152-GEB-AC PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`RICHARD CHENEY,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`EDMUND G. BROWN,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`KAMALA HARRIS,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`ERIC HOLDER,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 6 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-164-JAM-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-165-TLN-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-166-KJM-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-167-MCE-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-168-MCE-AC PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`FOX BUSINESS CHANNEL,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ENGLAND,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`v.
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`SPAIN,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`v.
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`FRANCE,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`FOX NEWS CHANNEL,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 7 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-169-MCE-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-170-JAM-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-171-GEB-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-172-LKK-AC PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`SACRAMENTO BEE, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`RUPPERT MURDOCH,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CATHERINE AND SOPHIE BUTCHER,
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`Defendants.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S
`DEPARTMENT,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 8 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-173-TLN-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-174-KJM-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-175-TLN-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-176-LKK-EFB PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`ROBERT MUELLER,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`JERRY ZANELLI,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`v.
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`BUZZ OATES,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`THEODORE GAINES,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 9 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-177-TLN- DAD PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
`RELATIONS BOARD,
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`No. 2:14-cv-178-JAM-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-179-MCE-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-180-MCE-CKD PS
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`MARK STAWICKI,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CALIFORNIA NURSES (UNION)
`ASSOCIATION,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`QUEEN ELIZABETH, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 10 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-181-MCE-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-182-LKK-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-183-GEB-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-184-KJM-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-185-TLN-KJN PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`VALERIE BUTCHER,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`DANIEL LUNDGREN,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`JOHN BUTCHER,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`EMILY F. COX,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CRAIG BUTCHER,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 11 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-187-KJM-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-188-KJM-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-189-KJM-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-190-JAM-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-191-JAM-EFB PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`PETER REYNAUD,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`MARCUS ZIEMER,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`MATHEW BARNES,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`PATRICIA STAINES,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SCREEN ACTORS GUILD ASSN.,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 12 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-192-MCE-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-193-GEB-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-194-TLN-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-195-JAM-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-197-TLN-CKD PS
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`ITALY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`A.R.C.O. GASOLINE STATIONS, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ENTERCOM, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CHEVRON STATIONS, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`GARY MESSING,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 13 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-198-KJM-CKD PS
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CRESTVIEW VILLAGE APARTMENTS,
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`No. 2:14-cv-199-LKK-DAD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-200-MCE-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-201-JAM-AC PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-202-TLN-KJN PS
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`13
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`BUZZ OATES CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`PHILLIP WRIGHT,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`JENNIFER SILVA,
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 14 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-203-GEB-EFB PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-204-GEB-KJN PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-205-TLN-CKD PS
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`No. 2:14-cv-207-KJM-DAD PS
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`KARLA LaCAYO,
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`RUPINA MANN,
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`CHRISTINA MENDONSA,
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`Defendant.
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`VALERO GASOLINE STATIONS, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 2:14-cv-00188-JAM-EFB Document 3 Filed 01/27/14 Page 15 of 18
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`JAMES C. MAXEY,
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`No. 2:14-cv-208-MCE-CKD PS
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`RELATED CASE ORDER AND
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`HERITAGE OAKS HOSPITAL, INC.,
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`FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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`Defendant.
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`Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that the actions are related within the
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`meaning of E.D. Cal. Local Rule 123. The actions involve similar claims and similar questions of
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`fact and law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by different
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`judges. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 123(a). Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge
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`is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the
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`parties.
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`The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rules 123 merely has the
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`result that both actions are assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation of
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`the actions is affected.
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`Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
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`In each of the above-entitled actions, in which plaintiff is proceeding in propria persona,
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`plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff’s
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`declarations make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, the
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`requests to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
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`Screening of Plaintiff’s Complaints
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), the court is directed to dismiss the case at any time if
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`it determines the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to
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`state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune
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`Although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519,
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`520-21 (1972), a complaint, or portion thereof, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim if it
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`fails to set forth “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Bell Atl.
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`Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 554, 562-563 (2007) (citing Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41
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`(1957)); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). “[A] plaintiff’s obligation to provide the ‘grounds’ of
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`his ‘entitlement to relief’ requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of
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`a cause of action’s elements will not do. Factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to
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`relief above the speculative level on the assumption that all of the complaint’s allegations are
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`true.” Id. (citations omitted). Dismissal is appropriate based either on the lack of cognizable
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`legal theories or the lack of pleading sufficient facts to support cognizable legal theories.
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`Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990).
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`In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the court must accept as true the allegations
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`of the complaint in question, Hospital Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trustees, 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976),
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`construe the pleading in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and resolve all doubts in the
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`plaintiff’s favor, Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1969). A pro se plaintiff must satisfy
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`the pleading requirements of Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 8(a)(2)
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`“requires a complaint to include a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader
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`is entitled to relief, in order to give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds
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`upon which it rests.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 554, 562-563 (2007) (citing
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`Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957)).
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`The complaints filed in the above-entitled actions are almost identical, containing only
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`minor differences in each case. In each complaint, plaintiff alleges that the action arises from
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`“plaintiff being deprived the most basic rights guaranteed by the California and United States
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`Constitution and statutory law.” Plaintiff alleges that he is a resident of Carmichael, California,
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`and that he is unemployed and disabled due to the actions of the named defendant. Plaintiff
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`alleges that venue is appropriate in this district for each case because “numerous acts,
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`transactions, wrongs, and breaches of contract give rise to violations of civil and criminal law
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`described in this complaint [which] occurred within this county, state and other states.”
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`Each complaint also contains a section entitled “Allegations Applicable to All Causes of
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`Action.” This section consists of boilerplate created by plaintiff wherein he leaves blanks to later
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`fill in. This section appears in each complaint as follows:
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`The plaintiff, James C. Maxey, suffered injury due to the actions of the [space provided
`for plaintiff to inserts the names of individuals or companies] on, or about [space where
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`In some of his complaints, plaintiff adds another sentence to the allegation section, which
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`provides, “From September 2001 through the present time, the plaintiff was fraudulently
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`misrepresented as being associated with Osama Bin Laden.”
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`All complaints further allege that “defendants have harassed, intimidated, coerced,
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`blackmailed, physically assaulted, falsely arrested, falsely convicted and falsely imprisoned the
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`plaintiff as part of an illegal conspiracy to suppress his rights under the U.S. Constitution.” Each
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`complaint also requests, among other things, that the court issue an order requiring the City of
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`Sacramento to “delay any planning or construction of any downtown sports arena, until the City
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`Council legally litigates . . . James C. Maxey v. Sacramento Kings (NBA) Inc.” In many of his
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`complaints, plaintiff requests one billion dollars in damages for his injuries.
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`Apart from the sheer number of complaints filed by plaintiff, his complaints name many different
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`defendants who--as best as can be gleaned from the complaints--appear to have nothing to do
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`with plaintiff, including the Country of Germany, Queen Elizabeth II, Dick Cheney, Eric Holder,
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`few. Plaintiff’s allegations include conclusory and unexplained assertions that the defendants in
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`each case blackmailed, falsely imprisoned, and physically assaulted him. However, the complaint
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`does not contain specific factual allegations showing any particular cause of action as to any
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`particular defendant. Nor does the complaint show how this court would have subject matter
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`jurisdiction over any such claim. Given the failure of the complaint to establish or even suggest a
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`legally cognizable claim, the court finds that all of plaintiff’s above captioned complaints are
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`frivolous. See Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 32-33 (1992) (observing that a court has the
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`“power to pierce the veil of the complaint’s factual allegations and dismiss those claims whose
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`factual contentions are clearly baseless,” which includes “claims describing fantastic or
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`delusional scenarios.”). Accordingly, the all of the above-entitled actions must be dismissed
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`without leave to amend pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Noll v. Carlson, 809 F.2d 1446, 1448
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`amend should not be granted where it appears amendment would be futile).
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`Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:
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`1. The above-entitled actions are reassigned to Judge Mendez and Magistrate Judge
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`Brennan for all further proceedings.
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`2. Plaintiff’s requests for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, filed in the above-entitled
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`actions, are granted subject to the recommendation below.
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`3. The Clerk is directed to file a copy of this order and findings and recommendations in
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`the above-entitled cases.
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`Further, it is RECOMMENDED that:
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`1. Plaintiff’s complaints filed in the above-entitled cases be dismissed without leave to
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`amend; and
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`2. The Clerk be directed to close the above-entitled cases.
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`These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge
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`assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days
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`after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written
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`objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned
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`“Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections
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`within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v.
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`Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).
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`DATED: January 27, 2014.
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