PATOCK v. FOX NEWS et al, No. 1:2011cv01910 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on 10/18/2011. (ls, )
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FILED NOV - 1 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District &Bankruptc Courts for the District 01 CO/Umbra JAMES MICHAEL PATOCK, SR., Plaintiff, Civil Action No. v. 11 1910 FOX NEWS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs claims arise from his arrest by United States Park Police officers and media coverage of his case. It appears that plaintiff has filed a substantially similar complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, see Patock v. Fox News, et al., No. 11-0974 (E.D. Va. filed Sept. 12,2011), and the matter has not yet concluded. Although "no precise rule has evolved, the general principle is to avoid duplicative litigation" between federal district courts. Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817 ( 1976) (citations omitted). "Considerations of comity and orderly administration of justice dictate that two courts of equal authority should not hear the same case simultaneously." Washington Metro. Area Transit Auth. v. Ragonese, 617 F.2d 828,830 (D.C. Cir. 1980) (citation omitted). Accordingly, the Court will grant plaintiffs application to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss this action without prejudice. An Order consistent with this Memorandum is issued separately on this same date. -3
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