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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAKHVIR SINGH PANDHER, CASE NO. CV-F-07-0806 LJO DLB

ORDER AFTER NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL; ORDER TO CLOSE CASE

Plaintiff,

vs.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of 

Homeland Security, EMILIO T. GONZALEZ,

Director of the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration

Services, SUSAN CURDA, District Director of

District 22 of the United States Citizenship and

Immigration Services, DON RIDING, Officer in 

Charge of the Fresno Office of the United States

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT, Attorney General of 

the United States, Eastern District, and ROBERT

MUELLER, Director of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation,

Defendants.

_______________________________________/

On September 4, 2007, Plaintiff Lakhvir Singh Pandher (“Plaintiff”) filed a Notice of Voluntary

Dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1). (Doc. 14). Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 confers onto a plaintiff “an

absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion

for summary judgment.” American Soccer Co. Inc., v. Score First Enterprises, 187 F.3d 1108, 1109 (9

th

Cir. 1999) (citing Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997) (citations and footnote

omitted). Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED. The clerk is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 5, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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