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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

KELVIN X. SINGLETON, 

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGEPATH, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:08-cv-00095-AWI-GSA-PC

ORDER FOR DEFENDANTS ALI, 

AKANNO, LOPEZ AND YOUSSEF TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION 

TO DISMISS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 51.)

 

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Kelvin X. Singleton (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the

complaint on January 18, 2008. (Doc. 1.) This case now proceeds on the Second Amended

Complaint, filed on February 12, 2009, against defendants CMO A. Youssef, CMO S. Lopez, Dr.

J. Akanno, Dr. S. Qamar, Dr. Vasquez, RN II M. Ali, and RN II M. Wright-Pearson for

deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

(Doc. 26.) On April 8, 2010, plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss defendant Dr. J. Akanno from

this action. (Doc. 51.) 

II. RULE 41

Under Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, "the plaintiff may dismiss an

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

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an answer or a motion for summary judgment; or a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties

who have appeared." Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A). In this case, defendants Ali, Akanno, Lopez and

Youssef filed an answer to the Second Amended Complaint on March 30, 2010. (Doc. 45.) No

other parties have appeared in this action. Therefore, before plaintiff can dismiss defendant

Akanno, defendants Ali, Akanno, Lopez and Youssef must consent in writing to the dismissal. 

Defendants shall be required to respond in writing to plaintiff's motion to dismiss.

III. CONCLUSION

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty days of the date of service of

this order, defendants Ali, Akanno, Lopez and Youssef shall respond in writing to plaintiff's

motion to dismiss, indicating whether they consent to the dismissal of defendant Akanno, or

whether they have any reason to oppose the dismissal.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 15, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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