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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY J. OLIVER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ABC LEGAL SERVICES, L.L.C., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00895-JLT-BAM

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL 

AS TO DEFENDANT COUNTY LEGAL 

SERVICE, INC. (Doc. 52) 

 Plaintiff Anthony J. Oliver, a prisoner proceeding pro se, initiated this civil action on July 

29, 2024. (Doc. 1.) 

On October 21, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal as to Defendant 

County Legal Service, Inc. (Doc. 52.) The notice is captioned and titled as “Plaintiff’s Dismissal 

with Prejudice as to Defendant County Legal Service, Inc., pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure Rule 41(A)(1)(A)(2).” (Id.) However, the body of the notice states that the dismissal 

is “without prejudice.” (Id.) The Court will therefore construe Plaintiff’s notice as one for 

dismissal of the defendant without prejudice. Further, because Defendant County Legal Service, 

Inc. has not served an answer or motion for summary judgment, the Court will construe Plaintiff’s 

notice as one for dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), not Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii).

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In light of the voluntary dismissal, Defendant County Legal Service, Inc. is dismissed 

from this action by operation of law without further order from the Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(a)(1)(A)(i). The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate this defendant, only, on the docket. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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