YOUNG v. ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL

Filing 20

ORDER: Plaintiff's 19 MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice is GRANTED. Clerk instructed to close the file. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 3/23/2012. (jws)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
WILLIE YOUNG,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 1:11-cv-205-MP-GRJ

ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion To Dismiss Without
Prejudice. (Doc. 19.) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), a plaintiff may dismiss an
action without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party
serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Such a dismissal is
without prejudice unless the notice states otherwise or the plaintiff has previously
dismissed any federal or state court action based on or including the same claim. FED .
R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(B).
The Defendant in this case has not been served. It also does not appear
Plaintiff has previously dismissed any federal or state court action based on or including
the same claim.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiff’s Motion To Dismiss Without Prejudice (Doc. 19) is GRANTED.

2.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B), this case is DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

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3.

The Clerk is instructed to close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED this 23rd day of March 2012.

s/Gary R. Jones
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge

Case No: 1:11-cv-205-MP-GRJ