The following excerpt is from Bell v. Dikin, CASE NO: 1:10-cv-01346-GBC (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2011):
Moreover, a prisoner's claims are considered frivolous if it "merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims." See Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995)
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