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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss; Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis as Moot;

No Filing Fee Is Due

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT STEARNS, 

Plaintiff,

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. C 07-1074 JF (PR)

ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

DISMISS; DENYING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS AS MOOT; NO

FILING FEE IS DUE 

(Docket Nos. 2, 3)

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 30, 2007, Plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss the instant

case requesting that the Court dismiss the case and not require Plaintiff to pay the filing

fee. 

A plaintiff has the absolute right to dismiss his or her action by filing a notice of

dismissal “at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for

summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i). Said dismissal may be with or without

prejudice, but unless plaintiff’s notice of dismissal states otherwise, it is deemed to be

“without prejudice.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); 

**E-filed 5/31/07**

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss; Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis as Moot;

No Filing Fee Is Due

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Humphreys v. United States, 272 F.2d 411, 412 (9th Cir. 1959). 

Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss (docket no. 3) is GRANTED. The instant civil rights

action is DISMISSED without prejudice. Based upon this dismissal, Plaintiff’s pending

motion to proceed in forma pauperis (docket no. 2) is DENIED as moot. No filing fee is

due. The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: JEREMY FOGEL 

United States District Judge

5/31/07

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss; Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis as Moot;

No Filing Fee Is Due

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A copy of this ruling was mailed to the following:

Scott Stearns

J-61801

Pelican Bay State Prison

P.O. Box 7500

Crescent City, CA 95532-7500

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