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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS SHARKEY,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

NORM KRAMER, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-01516-AWI-GSA-PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION IN ITS 

ENTIRETY WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

PURSUANT TO RULE 41(a)(1) NOTICE OF 

DISMISSAL 

(Doc. No. 6)

Dennis Sharkey (APlaintiff@) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on 

June 18, 2014. (Doc. 2.) 

On April 22, 2015, Plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal of this action without prejudice. 

(Doc. 6.) The court construes Plaintiff’s notice as being brought pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1). In 

Wilson v. City of San Jose, the Ninth Circuit explained:

Under Rule 41(a)(1), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily 

dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for 

summary judgment. Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) 

(citing Hamilton v. Shearson-Lehman American Express, 813 F.2d 1532, 1534 

(9th Cir. 1987)). A plaintiff may dismiss his action so long as the plaintiff files 

a notice of dismissal prior to the defendant=s service of an answer or motion for 

summary judgment. The dismissal is effective on filing and no court order is 

required. Id. The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the defendants, or some 

or all of his claims, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice. Id.; Pedrina v. Chun, 987 

F.2d 608, 609-10 (9th Cir. 1993). The filing of a notice of voluntary dismissal 

with the court automatically terminates the action as to the defendants who are 

the subjects of the notice. Concha, 62 F.2d at 1506. Unless otherwise stated, 

the dismissal is ordinarily without prejudice to the plaintiff's right to commence 

another action for the same cause against the same defendants. Id. (citing 

McKenzie v. Davenport-Harris Funeral Home, 834 F.2d 930, 934-35 (9th Cir. 

1987)). Such a dismissal leaves the parties as though no action had been 

brought. Id.

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Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). No defendant has filed an 

answer or motion for summary judgment in this action. Therefore, pursuant to Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(i), this case has terminated. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that his action is DISMISSED in its entirety 

without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) and the Clerk shall CLOSE this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 24, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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