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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEXTER BROWN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:12-cv-3045 MCE AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court is plaintiff’s request to voluntarily dismiss the case. 

ECF No. 54. 

 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) allows a plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss an action 

without prejudice without an order of the court if the opposing party has not yet filed an answer 

or motion for summary judgment. The defendant in this case has not yet been served, and the 

court will therefore honor plaintiff’s request to dismiss this action without prejudice. In light of 

plaintiff’s request to voluntarily dismiss the case, the findings and recommendations filed January 

19, 2016, which recommended dismissal based on plaintiff’s failure to submit a completed 

service packet, will be vacated. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The findings and recommendations filed January 19, 2016 (ECF No. 53), are vacated. 

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2. Plaintiff’s request to voluntarily dismiss the case (ECF No. 54) will be honored and 

this case is dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). 

DATED: March 3, 2016 

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