Brazelton v. Bentley et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 6

ORDER directing that the court construes this 5 Motion to Dismiss as a Notice of Dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i); the Clerk is DIRECTED to close this action. Signed by Honorable Judge W. Harold Albritton, III on 9/26/14. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(scn, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
TROY DONNAHUE BRAZELTON, #204415,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:14-CV-824-WHA
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(wo)
ROBERT BENTLEY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
This civil action is pending before the court on a complaint with an attached signature
page signed by the plaintiff, a state inmate, seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged
violations of his constitutional rights stemming from conditions of confinement at the
Decatur Work Release Facility and systematic deficiencies in the operation of the work
release program.

He also challenges the federal constitutionality of the Alabama

Constitution. Subsequently, and prior to service of the complaint, the plaintiff filed a
document styled as a "Motion to Dismiss" in which he advises that he did not wish to file nor
did he authorize the filing of any civil action and seeks dismissal of this case. Doc. No. 5.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the court construes this document as a Notice of Dismissal pursuant
to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), which permits voluntary dismissal by a plaintiff without
action of the court upon "notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an
answer or a motion for summary judgment[.]" Additionally, in accordance with the

provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(B), "the dismissal is without prejudice."
The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this action.
Done this 26th day of September, 2014.

/s/ W. Harold Albritton
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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