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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 

DAVID OSTAS GARCIA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

J. CURTIS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-2379 AC P 

ORDER 

 On December 12, 2019, plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a motion to 

withdraw this action due to the fact that he wished to first pay off restitution and other obligations 

owed. See ECF No. 4. Out of concern that plaintiff might not have clearly understood how a 

grant of in forma pauperis status would affect him and how the fee would be deducted from his 

trust account, the court issued an order explaining the process on December 19, 2019. ECF No. 

6. The court then gave plaintiff the option of filing an in forma pauperis application within thirty 

days; plaintiff was informed that if he chose not to do so, the motion to withdraw his complaint 

would be granted. Id. 

 Thirty days have passed, and plaintiff has not filed an application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), plaintiff’s request to voluntarily dismiss 

his complaint will be honored. 

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 Plaintiff’s motion to voluntarily dismiss this case, filed December 12, 2019 (ECF No. 4), 

is GRANTED. This action is DISMISSED. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 21, 2020 

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