Mahe v. Russell et al

Filing 12

ORDER GRANTING VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL AND DENYING AS MOOT APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS - Mahe's motion for voluntary dismissal (ECF No. 11 ) is granted. It is further ordered that Mahe's application to proceed in forma pa uperis (ECF No. 3 ) is denied as moot. This action is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 1/7/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SMR) Modified on 1/7/2022 to match document title. NEF Regenerated 1/7/2022. (SMR).

Case 3:21-cv-00300-MMD-WGC Document 12 Filed 01/07/22 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JASON A. MAHE,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 3:21-cv-00300-MMD-WGC

v.

ORDER GRANTING VOLUNTARY
DISMISSAL AND DENYING AS MOOT
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS

PERRY RUSSELL, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Pro se Plaintiff Jason A. Mahe filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis

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and submitted a civil-rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF Nos. 3, 5.) In

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screening Mahe’s Complaint, the Court dismissed it without prejudice and with leave to

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amend to cure the deficiencies identified in the Screening Order. (ECF No. 9.) The Court

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gave Mahe until January 20, 2022, to file his amended pleading. (Id. at 10.) And it deferred

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ruling on Mahe’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Id.)

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Mahe now files a motion for voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 11.) Under Federal Rule

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of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), a plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing

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“a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for

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summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). The Court grants Mahe’s motion to

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voluntarily dismiss this action because no responsive pleading has been filed in this case.

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As such, the Court dismisses this action without prejudice. And it denies as moot Mahe’s

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application to proceed in forma pauperis, which means that Mahe will not be required to

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pay the filing fee.
It is therefore ordered that Mahe’s motion for voluntary dismissal (ECF No. 11) is

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granted.

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Case 3:21-cv-00300-MMD-WGC Document 12 Filed 01/07/22 Page 2 of 2

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It is further ordered that Mahe’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No.
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It is further ordered that this action is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.

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The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case.

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DATED THIS 7th Day of January 2022.

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MIRANDA M. DU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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