Bryant v. Cate et al

Filing 30

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 4/18/13. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Certificate of Service)(cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/18/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 12-2191 RS (PR)

ROBERT BRYANT,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff,
v.

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MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Pursuant to plaintiff’s motion for voluntary dismissal (Docket No. 29), this federal

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civil rights action is dismissed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1) (“[A]n action may be dismissed

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by the plaintiff without order of the court . . . by filing a notice of dismissal.”); Hamilton v.

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Shearson-Lehman American Exp. Inc., 813 F.2d 1532, 1534–1536 (9th Cir. 1987) (Rule

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41(a)(1)(I) does not require leave of court to dismiss the action). The dismissal is without

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prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1). Defendants’ motion to dismiss (Docket No. 20) is

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DENIED without prejudice. The Clerk shall terminate Docket Nos. 20 and 29, enter

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judgment in favor of defendants, and close the file.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 18, 2013
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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No. C 12-2191 RS (PR)
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