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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRANK GONZALES, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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SCHWARZENEGGER, )

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Defendant. )

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1: 06 CV F 1657 OWW DLB P 

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

PURSUANT TO PLAINTIFF’S

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL

(DOC # 3)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint. 

On December 6, 2006, plaintiff filed a request that the Court review its docket to determine

whether the Court had received his complaint in case number CV 06-1417 OWW WMW. Plaintiff

was not sure if the Court had received this case. If the case is on the Court’s docket, plaintiff

requests that the present action be dismissed as duplicative.

The Court has reviewed its docket and finds that case number CV 06-1417 OWW WMW is

on the docket and further that the allegations in the complaint are duplicative of the allegations in the

present case. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), an action may be dismissed by

plaintiff by filing a notice of dismissal before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a

motion for summary judgment. None of the defendants named in this action have been served with

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the complaint, thus they have not filed an answer or other responsive pleading. 

Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED pursuant to plaintiff’s notice of voluntary dismissal

and the Clerk of Court is directed to close the file in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2006 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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