Edwards v. Butte County Jail et al

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 06/30/17 granting 5 Motion to Dismiss. This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(I), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis 2 is denied as moot. The clerk of court is directed to close this action. CASE CLOSED (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASON THOMAS EDWARDS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-0965 AC P

v.

ORDER

BUTTE COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a Butte County Jail inmate proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff filed a civil

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rights complaint in this action on May 8, 2017, challenging the failure of Butte County Jail to

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award him “milestone credits for school and extra work duties [as] do[] all other counties in the

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State of California.” ECF No. 1 at 3. Plaintiff also requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

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ECF No. 2. Plaintiff has consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge for all

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purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Local Rule 305(a). ECF No. 4.
On June 26, 2017, prior to this court’s review of plaintiff’s filings, plaintiff filed a request

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for voluntary dismissal of this action without prejudice. See ECF No. 5 (docketed as a “motion to

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dismiss”). For good cause shown, plaintiff’s request will be granted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s request for dismissal of this action, ECF No. 5, is granted.

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2. This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure.

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3. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, is denied as moot.

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4. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this action.

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SO ORDERED.

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DATED: June 30, 2017

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