Johnson v. Doe 1
- James Donato
- 3:21-cv-09971
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 1
In Johnson v. Doe 1, Judge Donato dismissed the duplicative civil-rights case and vacated the pending motion.
The order affected Darrell Eugene Johnson's duplicative case against John Doe #1 and the other defendants named in the caption. The court directed that the earlier related case would be screened instead.
What happened
Darrell Eugene Johnson sued John Doe #1 and others in Johnson v. Doe 1. The opinion says Johnson was a pretrial detainee and filed the civil-rights action without a lawyer.
Court records showed that Johnson already had an earlier case in the same court involving the same defendant and claims. That earlier case was identified as Case No. 21-cv-9385-JD.
Judge James Donato dismissed this case as duplicative and vacated the pending motion identified as Docket No. 2. The court said it would screen the complaint in the earlier-filed case.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Doe 1 · No. 3:21-cv-09971
- James Donato
- Mar. 7, 2022
Background
Darrell Eugene Johnson, described as a pretrial detainee, filed a civil-rights action without a lawyer against John Doe #1 and other defendants. The court stated that its records showed Johnson was already pursuing an earlier case in the same court involving the same defendant and claims. The earlier related proceeding was identified as Case No. 21-cv-9385-JD.
Ruling
The court dismissed this case as duplicative. It stated that it would screen the complaint filed in the earlier related proceeding. The court also vacated the pending motion listed as Docket No. 2.
Disposition
The dismissal was based on the duplicative nature of the case, and the order did not decide the underlying civil-rights claims. The order was entered by Judge James Donato on March 7, 2022.
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