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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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 “Doc.#” refers to the docket number of documents filed in this action.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Randall Neal Horton, 

Plaintiff, 

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Richard Friedman, M.D., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 06-1106-PHX-SMM (GEE)

ORDER

Plaintiff Randall Neal Horton, who is confined in Arizona State Prison ComplexFlorence South, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with an

application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff used an outdated application to proceed

in forma pauperis. For that reason, the Court denied the application but granted Plaintiff

leave to file an application on the current court-approved form within 30 days. (Doc.# 3.)1

The Court warned Plaintiff that the failure to file a new application on the appropriate form,

or to pay the filing fee, would result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice. (Id.)

Plaintiff filed a motion for an extension of time to comply followed by a motion to

voluntarily dismiss this action. (Doc.# 10, 11.) 

“[A]n action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court 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. . . . Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the

dismissal is without prejudice.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(i). The Court construes Plaintiff’s

motion to voluntarily dismiss as a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice or payment

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of the filing fee. As such, the Clerk of Court will be directed to enter a dismissal of this

action without prejudice. Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time will be denied as moot.

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Plaintiff’s motion to voluntarily dismiss this action is construed as a notice of

voluntary dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(i). (Doc.# 11.)

(2) Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time is denied as moot. (Doc.# 10.)

(3) The Clerk of Court must dismiss this action without prejudice. 

DATED this 21st day of July, 2006.

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