Godwin v. Orenstine

Filing 9

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION; Clerk Shall CLOSE CASE signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 5/29/2014. CASE CLOSED. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MARK A. GODWIN,

Case No. 1:14-cv-00570-MJS (PC)

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Plaintiff,

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION

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v.

(ECF No. 8)

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ROBERT ORENSTINE,

CLERK SHALL CLOSE CASE

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Plaintiff filed a request for voluntary dismissal on May 19, 2014. (ECF No. 8.)

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Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A), a plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court

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order by filing a notice of dismissal. Plaintiff’s May 19, 2014 request is sufficient as a notice

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of dismissal under Rule 41.

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Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, this action is hereby DISMISSED
without prejudice. The Clerk shall CLOSE this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 29, 2014

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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