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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Paul Garcia, 

Plaintiff, 

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Arizona Department of Corrections, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 12-2061-PHX-RCB (MHB)

O R D E R

On September 28, 2012, Plaintiff Paul Garcia, who is confined in the Maricopa

County Fourth Avenue Jail, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. On October 9, 2012, Plaintiff

filed a “Motion to Transfer Case to Maricopa County Superior Court.” Plaintiff states that

he was “misinformed with all respects to the courts,” and asks that this Court transfer this

case to the Maricopa County Superior Court. 

The Court cannot transfer Plaintiff’s case. However, Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(I) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a plaintiff may dismiss an action by filing a

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

summary judgment.” The Court will treat Plaintiff’s Motion as a motion for voluntary

dismissal and will dismiss this action without prejudice. Plaintiff may then re-file his case

in the proper court.

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IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s Motion to Transfer case, which the Court construes as a Motion for

Voluntary Dismissal (Doc. 5), is granted. This action is dismissed without prejudice. 

(2) Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2) is denied as

moot.

(3) The Clerk of Court must close the case and enter judgment.

DATED this 5th day of November, 2016.

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