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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

THOMAS JOHN HEILMAN )

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Plaintiff, ) Case No. 2:08-cv-1593-KJD-PAL

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vs. ) ORDER

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WARDEN M. KNOWLES, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff Thomas John Heilman’s Motion to Amend the Complaint

(#8). Also before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Voluntary Dismissal (#9). Pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 41(a)(1) a Plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal

before the opposing party serves an answer or a motion for summary judgment. To date, no answer or

motion for summary judgment has been filed in this case. Accordingly, the Court recognizes Plaintiff’s

pro se document (#9) as a Motion for Voluntary Dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) and orders the

Clerk of the Court to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint without prejudice. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion

to Amend the Complaint (#8) is denied as moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this 19th day of March 2010.

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Kent J. Dawson

United States District Judge

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