Dotson v. Zielieke et al

Filing 27

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Judge Pamela Pepper on 7/11/2017 GRANTING 26 Plaintiff's letter motion to voluntarily dismiss case and ORDERING case DIMSISSED without prejudice so plaintiff can exhaust administrative remedies. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Lanita Dotson at Taycheedah Correctional Institution)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
______________________________________________________________________________
LANITA DOTSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-1008-pp

RANDY ZIELIEKE, et al.,
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________________
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS CASE (DKT. NO. 26)
______________________________________________________________________________
On June 24, 2017, the court issued an order, requiring the plaintiff to
show cause why the court should not dismiss her case for failure to respond to
the defendants’ motion for summary judgment based on exhaustion of
administrative remedies. Dkt. No. 25. On July 5, 2017, the court received the
plaintiff’s response—she explained that she did not know that she had to
respond to the motion, given that she had filed her motion for summary
judgment first. Dkt. No. 26. She also requested to voluntarily dismiss her case
so that she can exhaust administrative remedies and refile later. Id. The court
will grant that request, and will dismiss the case without prejudice. See Fed. R.
Civ. P 41(a)(2).
The court GRANTS the plaintiff’s letter motion to voluntarily dismiss her

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case. Dkt. No. 26. The court ORDERS that this case is DISMISSED without
prejudice.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 11th day of July, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. PAMELA PEPPER
United States District Judge

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