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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Nicholas Anthony Decola,

Plaintiff, 

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Joseph Arpaio, et.al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 06-1223-PHX-EHC (HCE)

REPORT & RECOMMENDATION

This is a civil rights action filed by a county jail inmate. On July 13, 2006, the Court

received a notice from Plaintiff indicating that he wished to dismiss this action. Under Rule

41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a plaintiff may dismiss an action without order

of court by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service of an answer or a motion

for summary judgment. The record reflects that Defendants have not been served and have

not filed an answer or a motion for summary judgment. The right to voluntarily dismiss an

action under these circumstances is absolute. Commercial Space Management Co., Inc. v.

Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999). 

Voluntary dismissal, however, does not alleviate the responsibility to pay the filing

fee. Commercial Space Management Co., Inc., 193 F.3d at 1077. All prisoners who file

civil actions in forma pauperis must pay the full amount of the filing fee. Taylor v.

Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002).

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RECOMMENDATION

For the foregoing reasons, the Magistrate Judge recommends that the District Court

direct the Clerk of Court to enter: (1) dismissal of this action without prejudice pursuant to

Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and; (2) judgment accordingly.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(B), any party may serve and file written objections within

ten days after being served with a copy of this Report and Recommendation. If objections

are filed, the parties should use the following case number:

If objections are not timely filed, then the parties' right to de novo review by the

District Court may be deemed waived. See United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114,

1121 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 900 (2003).

DATED this 18th day of July, 2006.

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