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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

JASON SCOTT HARPER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:16-cv-01045-AWI-MJS (PC)

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION

(ECF No. 13)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has declined 

Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 5.) No other parties have appeared. On 

September 26, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting to dismiss this action without 

prejudice. (ECF No. 13.) The Court construes this motion as a notice of voluntary 

dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1). 

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), a plaintiff may dismiss an 

action without a Court order by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party 

serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s September 26, 

2016 notice is sufficient under Rule 41. Therefore, this case has terminated 

automatically. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i).

Accordingly, the Clerk is ordered to CLOSE this case in light of Plaintiff’s Rule 

41(a)(1) dismissal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 29, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-01045-ADA-HBK Document 14 Filed 09/29/16 Page 1 of 1