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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL WINFIELD,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-0828 LKK EFB P

vs.

JOHN SULIVEN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel seeking relief for alleged civil rights violations. 

See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the complaint, plaintiff names three defendants - John Suliven, Dr.

White and Dr. Michael Jaffee. On May 25, 2007, plaintiff filed two separate notices of intent to

voluntarily dismiss. The first states that plaintiff intends to dismiss with respect to “John

Suliven, et al.” The second states that he would like to dismiss with respect to defendant Dr.

White, but not the other two defendants, John Suliven and Michael Jaffee. It appears that

plaintiff does not want to dismiss this action in its entirety. 

A plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order at any time before defendants

serves an answer or motion for summary judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). Defendants have not

been served with process, and thus they have not answered or moved for summary judgment. 

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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter the voluntary dismissal of this

action with respect to defendant Dr. White only. 

So ordered. 

Dated: July 9, 2007.

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