Jefferson 2nd v. Dickson
Filing
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Carlson's 57 Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED in full. Plaintiff Rickey W. Jefferson 2nd's Letter to the Court (Doc. 56 ) is deemed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case, and the motion to voluntarily dismiss the case is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 1/28/2025. (ea)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RICKEY JEFFERSON 2ND,
No. 4:22-CV-1961
Plaintiff,
(Chief Judge Brann)
v.
(Magistrate Judge Carlson)
KEITH DICKINSON,
Defendant.
ORDER
JANUARY 28, 2025
Plaintiff filed the instant action in December 2022, and it was jointly assigned
to the undersigned and to a magistrate judge.1 Upon designation, a magistrate judge
may “conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and . . . submit to a judge of
the court proposed findings of fact and recommendations.”2 Once filed, this report
and recommendation is disseminated to the parties in the case who then have the
opportunity to file written objections.3
In September 2024, Defendant Keith Dickson filed a motion for summary
judgment.4 In December 2024, Plaintiff sent a letter to this court which reads: “I ask
that the court dismiss my case cause Im no longer able to litigate this case on my
own cause I dont have the legal knowledge to respond to the summary judgment
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Complaint, Doc. 1.
28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B).
28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1).
Motion for Summary Judgment, Doc. 48.
motion that is currently pending.”5 Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson, to whom
this matter is jointly assigned, issued a report and recommendation recommending
that the letter be deemed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case, that the motion
should be granted, and that the case should be dismissed.6 No objections to the report
and recommendation were filed.
The Court has conducted a de novo review here and found no error; I agree
that Plaintiff’s letter should be deemed as a voluntary dismissal and the case
dismissed.
AND NOW, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1.
Magistrate Judge Carlson’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 57) is
ADOPTED in full;
2.
Plaintiff Rickey W. Jefferson 2nd’s Letter to the Court (Doc. 56) is
deemed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case, and the motion to
voluntarily dismiss the case is GRANTED; and
3.
The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
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Letter to the Court re: dismissal of case from Rickey Jefferson, Doc. 56.
Report and Recommendations, Doc. 57.
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