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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHANIEL MARCUS GANN, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 vs.

VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:19-cv-01797-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING VLADIMIR EBEL’S 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL AS 

MOOT

(ECF No. 18.)

Nathaniel Marcus Gann (“Plaintiff Gann”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Gann and 

fourteen co-plaintiffs filed the Complaint commencing this action on December 26, 2019. (ECF 

No. 1.)

Now, Plaintiff Gann is the only plaintiff in this case. On January 7, 2020, the court issued 

an order severing his fourteen co-plaintiffs’ claims from Plaintiff Gann’s claims and directing 

the Clerk to open a new case for each of the fourteen co-plaintiffs. (ECF No. 10.) Thus, each of 

the fourteen co-plaintiffs now proceeds with his own case and case number. 

On January 30, 2020, one of the former co-plaintiffs, Vladimir Ebel (“Ebel”), notified the 

court that he “does not wish to proceed in this Complaint.” (ECF No. 18 at 1.) The court 

construes Ebel’s notice as a notice of voluntary dismissal. 

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Ebel’s notice of voluntary dismissal is moot because he and his claims were severed from 

this case on January 7, 2020. (ECF No. 10.) Ebel now proceeds with his own case, case number

1:20-cv-00034-GSA-PC; Ebel v. Valley State Prison, et al. Ebel should only file documents 

in his own case. If Ebel wishes to dismiss his case he must file a notice of voluntary dismissal 

in case 1:20-cv-00034-GSA-PC; Ebel v. Valley State Prison, et al. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Vladimir Ebel’s notice of voluntary dismissal, filed on January 30, 2020, is 

DENIED as moot;

2. If Ebel wishes to dismiss his own case, he must file a motion for voluntary 

dismissal in case 1:20-cv-00034-GSA-PC; Ebel v. Valley State Prison, et al. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 3, 2020 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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