(PC) Cannavan v. Newsom et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PATRICK A. CANNAVAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:26-cv-06029 JLT BAM (PC)
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING
ACTION, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK
OF COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE
(Doc. 11)
Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The
assigned magistrate judge screened the complaint found this action is duplicative of Cannavan v.
Newsom, Case No. 1:26-cv-05670-FJS (PC) (“Cannavan I”), which was filed on July 20, 2026,
and remains pending. (Doc. 11 at 1-5.) Therefore, the magistrate judge recommended the
dismissal of this action. (Id. at 6.)
Plaintiff timely filed objections, but he does not identify any unique allegations that
support a conclusion this action should be permitted to proceed as a separate matter. (See
generally Docs. 12, 13.) Moreover, the list of individuals in the objections—named as those
Plaintiff believes violated his civil rights— includes the defendants named as in Cannavan I.
(See Doc. 13 at 10-11.)
According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of this case.
Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the finding that the action is
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duplicative is supported by the record and proper analysis. The Court also finds that this new
action is frivolous and malicious, in that it is being filed for purposes of harassment only.1 Thus,
the Court ORDERS:
1. The Findings and Recommendations issued on September 11, 2026 (Doc. 12) are
ADOPTED in full.
2. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice as duplicative, frivolous, and
malicious.
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 13, 2026_
1 As the magistrate judge observed, as of the filing of this action, Plaintiff had filed nearly 20 other actions
that appear duplicative of the claims raised in Cannavan I. (See Doc. 10 at 4, n.2.)
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