Winston v. Tilton et al

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ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Marsha S. Berzon on 07/14/10 ORDERING that plf's 20 Motion/Notice to Dismiss is GRANTED; Clerk shall close case and enter judgment. CASE CLOSED (Benson, A.)

( P C ) Winston v. Tilton, et al

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 F e d e ra l Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A) provides that a plaintiff may dismiss an a c tio n without a court order by filing "a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves e ith e r an answer or a motion for summary judgment." FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). The o p p o sin g parties in this case have not filed either an answer or a motion for summary ju d g m e n t. See generally Swedberg v. Marotzke, 339 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2003) (discussing R u le 41(a)(1)).
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I N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOUGLAS J. WINSTON, Plaintiff, vs. J A M E S TILTON, D.K. SISTO, V. S IN G H , and T. SEQUIRA,

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C a s e No. 2:08-cv-03140-MSB ORDER

P la in tif f Douglas J. Winston, who is currently confined in the California State Prison, S o l a n o in Vacaville, CA, has filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice his pro se civil rig h ts complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). (Dkt. #20). The Court w ill construe Winston's motion to dismiss as a notice of voluntary dismissal under Rule 4 1 (a)(1 )(A ),1 and so dismiss the action without prejudice and direct the Clerk of the Court to close the case. Accordingly,

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I T IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #20) is g r a n te d . IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment a c c o r d i n g l y.

D A T E D this 14th day of July, 2010.

/s / Marsha S. Berzon MARSHA S. BERZON United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation

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