Lawrence Anderson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice et al

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM ORDER adopting 3 Report and Recommendation. Ordered that the Plaintiff's 5 request for voluntary dismissal of his civil action is granted. Ordered that the civil action is dismissed without prejudice on the motion of the Plaintiff. Ordered that any and all motions which may be pending in this civil action are hereby denied. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 2/9/2017. (bjc, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
LAWRENCE ANDERSON

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v.

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE, ET AL.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16cv184

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
AND ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT
This lawsuit was severed out of a larger civil action and the Court referred the case to the
United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1) and (3) and the Amended Order
for the Adoption of Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges.
The Plaintiff Lawrence Anderson was directed to file an amended complaint and to pay the
statutory filing fee or file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis which was
accompanied by a certified inmate trust account data sheet, as required by 28 U.S.C. §1915(a)(2).
When Anderson did not comply, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report recommending that the
lawsuit be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute or to obey an order of the Court.
After receiving the Report, Anderson did not file objections, but instead filed a request that his
lawsuit be dismissed.
The Court has reviewed the record and the Report of the Magistrate Judge and has
determined that this Report is correct. Nonetheless, Anderson’s request for voluntary dismissal
should be granted. See Carter v. United States, 547 F.2d 258, 259 (5th Cir. 1977) (plaintiff has
absolute right to dismiss his complaint under Rule 41(a), Fed. R. Civ. P., prior to the filing of an
answer or motion for summary judgment); Thomas v. Phillips, 83 F.App’x 661, 2003 U.S. App.
LEXIS 25517, 2003 WL 22965565 (5th Cir., December 17, 2003) (citing Carter). It is accordingly
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ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s request for voluntary dismissal of his civil action (docket no.
5) is GRANTED. It is further
ORDERED that the above-styled civil action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
on the motion of the Plaintiff. Finally, it is
ORDERED that any and all motions which may be pending in this civil action are hereby
DENIED.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 9 day of February, 2017.

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Ron Clark, United States District Judge

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