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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RASHEED HILSON, SR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

JESSE ARNETT, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-01275-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

DISMISS CASE AS DUPLICATIVE 

(ECF No. 6)

CLERK TO CLOSE CASE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 20, 2015, Plaintiff filed a 

document titled “Judicial Notice (Re: Notice of Duplicate Filing),” which seeks dismissal 

of this action as duplicative of an earlier-filed action presently pending before the 

undersigned, Hilson v. Arnett, 1:15-cv-1240-MJS. 

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), a plaintiff may dismiss an 

action without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party 

serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s August 20, 2015 

motion is sufficient under Rule 41.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s August 20, 2015 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 6) is GRANTED;

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2. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice; and 

3. The Clerk shall CLOSE this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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