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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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Order of Dismissal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HECTOR LOPEZ, 

Plaintiff,

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D. SPURGEON, et al.,

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No. C 13-0173 RMW(PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an amended civil rights complaint. On

March 3, 2015, the court granted in part and denied in part, defendants’ motion for summary

judgment, and referred the case to Judge Vadas pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement

Program for settlement proceedings. On June 4, 2014, before settlement proceedings were held,

plaintiff filed a request for voluntary dismissal of his case. (Docket No. 39.) On June 9, 2015,

defendants’ filed a stipulation to dismissal of plaintiff’s lawsuit. (Docket No. 40.)

At this stage of the proceedings, absent a stipulation, these proceedings may be dismissed

at the plaintiff’s request only by court order, on terms the court considers proper. Fed. R. Civ. P.

41(a)(2). Said dismissal may be with or without prejudice, but unless the court order states

otherwise, it is deemed to be “without prejudice.” Id. Here, although both parties have not

signed the stipulation of dismissal, both parties by their respective filings have indicated their

desire to dismiss this case without further proceedings. 

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Accordingly, the court finds proper cause to order dismissal these proceedings. This

case is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. The clerk is directed to terminate any pending

motions or deadlines and close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: RONALD M. WHYTE

 United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HECTOR LOPEZ,

Plaintiff,

 v.

D. SPURGEON et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV13-00173 RMW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on July 24, 2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Hector Lopez V00109

C10-119

Post office 7500

Crescent City, CA 95531

Dated: July 24, 2015

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk

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