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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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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A) provides that a plaintiff may dismiss an 1

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.” FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). The

opposing parties in this case have not filed either an answer or a motion for summary

judgment. See generally Swedberg v. Marotzke, 339 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2003) (discussing

Rule 41(a)(1)).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DOUGLAS J. WINSTON, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

JAMES TILTON, D.K. SISTO, V.

SINGH, and T. SEQUIRA, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:08-cv-03140-MSB

ORDER

Plaintiff Douglas J. Winston, who is currently confined in the California State Prison,

Solano in Vacaville, CA, has filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice his pro se civil

rights complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). (Dkt. #20). The Court

will construe Winston’s motion to dismiss as a notice of voluntary dismissal under Rule

41(a)(1)(A), and so dismiss the action without prejudice and direct the Clerk of the Court 1

to close the case. 

Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #20) is

granted. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment

accordingly.

DATED this 14th day of July, 2010.

/s/ Marsha S. Berzon 

MARSHA S. BERZON

United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation

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