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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ENRIQUE DIAZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. COLES, et al., 

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-00833 AWI DLB

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(Document 11)

Plaintiff Enrique Diaz (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prison inmate proceeding pro se 

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

action on June 2, 2014. On March 31, 2015, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s First Amended 

Complaint with leave to amend. He has not yet filed an amended complaint.

On April 30, 2015, Plaintiff filed a request to withdraw this action due to a failure to 

exhaust. At this stage in the proceedings, Plaintiff has the absolute right to dismiss his claims

without prejudice and without court order. Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. v. Davis, 

267 F.3d 1042, 1049 (9th Cir. 2001); Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 41(a)(1)(i). The Court views Plaintiff’s 

request as a voluntary dismissal without prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to 

Plaintiff’s requested dismissal, this case has terminated. See id.

Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is HEREBY DIRECTED to CLOSE this matter pursuant 

to Plaintiff’s requested voluntary dismissal without prejudice filed on April 30, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-00833-AWI-DLB Document 12 Filed 05/04/15 Page 1 of 1