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ZOCARAS v. CASTRO

No. 05-16982 Non-Argument Calendar.

465 F.3d 479 (2006)

Yan ZOCARAS, a.k.a. Carlos Vasquez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CASTRO, Detective, Pino, Detective, Black, Officer, Mendez, Officer, Bonner, Officer, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Temple Fett Kearns, Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Zocaras.

Christopher Allan Green, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before DUBINA, CARNES and HULL, Circuit Judges.

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

If, as the Bible says, "[a]n honest answer is like a kiss on the lips," Proverbs 24:26 (N.I.V.), a pleading founded on a lie is like a kick in the gut. The question this appeal presents is whether a district court can dismiss a case with prejudice because the plaintiff filed and litigated his complaint under a false name.

I.

The plaintiff's real name, we now know, is Cesar Vasquez. The first time he was arrested in Florida...

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