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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

KENDALL THOMAS, #132267, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:14cv1094-MHT

) (WO)

CHAPLAIN STEVE SMITH, )

)

 Defendant. )

JUDGMENT

Plaintiff, a state inmate, filed a complaint 

alleging violations of his First and Fourteenth 

Amendment rights to practice and facilitate the growth 

of his religion. Prior to service of the complaint, 

plaintiff filed a document in which he seeks dismissal 

of this case. The court construes this document as a 

notice of dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(a)(1)(A)(i), which permits voluntary dismissal by a 

plaintiff "before the opposing party serves either an 

answer or a motion for summary judgment[.]" Under

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B), such dismissal is “without 

prejudice.”

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Accordingly, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE

of the court that plaintiff’s motion for voluntary 

dismissal (doc. no. 6) is granted and this case is 

dismissed without prejudice. 

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this 

document on the civil docket as a final judgment 

pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure.

This case is closed.

DONE, this the 5th day of December, 2014.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson____ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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