Kietty v. Walker et al
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ORDER GRANTING 50 Plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Defendant L. Rumbles From the Action signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/21/2016. (Jessen, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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HUSSEIN ALI KIETTY,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 1:13-cv-00312-DAD-SAB
v.
A. WALKER, et al.,
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Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS DEFENDANT
L. RUMBLES FROM THE ACTION
(Doc. No. 50)
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On March 5, 2013, plaintiff Hussein Ali Kietty, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis,
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commenced this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on
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plaintiff’s excessive use of force claim brought against defendants Deathriage, Duty, Walker,
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Brumbaugh, Silva, Astorga, and Rumbles.
On November 5, 2014, defendants Deathriage, Duty, Walker, Brumbaugh, Silva, and
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Astorga filed an answer to the complaint. (Doc. No. 28.) Defendant Rumbles filed an answer on
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October 6, 2015. (Doc. No. 46.)
On February 1, 2016, plaintiff filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss defendant Rumbles
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from the action. (Doc. No. 50.) On March 17, 2016, defendant Rumbles filed a statement of non-
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opposition to plaintiff’s motion. (Doc. No. 54.)
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A motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2)
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should be granted unless a defendant can show that he will suffer some plain legal prejudice as a
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result of the dismissal. Smith v. Lenches, 263 F.3d 972, 975 (9th Cir. 2001). Rule 42(a)(2)
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allows the court to grant a plaintiff’s dismissal motion with appropriate terms and conditions to
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protect the defendant from prejudice. U.S. ex rel., Sequoia Orange Co. v. Baird-Neece Packing
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Corp., 151 F.3d 1139, 1145 (9th Cir. 1988).
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In light of the statement of non-opposition filed on behalf of defendant Rumbles,
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dismissal is appropriate and plaintiff’s motion will be GRANTED. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(a)(2).
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Accordingly, defendant Rumbles is DISMISSED from this action, and the matter is referred back
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to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
March 21, 2016
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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