Jefferson 2nd v. Dickson

Filing 58

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)

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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 1 2 3 4 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 5 6 Letter to the Court re: dismissal of case from Rickey Jefferson, Doc. 56. Report and Recommendations, Doc. 57. 2

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