Valerie Flores v. Amber Vang
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
On August 23, 2024, Plaintiff Valerie Flores (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed the Complaint. [Dkt. No. 1.] On May 21, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of fees. [Dkt. No. 28.]
II. Legal Standard
The Court is required to screen pro se complaints and dismiss claims that, amount other things, are frivolous, malicious, or fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). A complaint may be dismissed as frivolous if it merely “repeats pending or previously litigated claims.” Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995) (citations and internal quotations omitted). “A duplicative action, arising from the same series of events and alleging many of the same facts as an earlier suit may be dismissed as frivolous or malicious under Section 1915(e).” Lewis v. Ugwueze, 2020 WL 5899515, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Sep. 9, 2020). “Dismissal of the duplicative lawsuit, more so than the issuance of a stay or
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Case No. 5:24-cv-02063-KK-PD Date: June 6, 2025 Title Valerie Flores v. Amber Vang, et. al.
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