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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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1 “[A] notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by

a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of the United States or of any state an action

based on or including the same claim.” Rule 41(a)(1). It appears that plaintiff has previously

withdrawn two actions based on or including the same claims presented in this action. See

Roger Lynn Meadows v. 97 Manufacturing Industrial Shipping Companies, Civil Action 06-

0468-WS-C, and Roger Lynn Meadows v. 97 Shipping Companies, Civil Action 03-0750-CG-M. 

Plaintiff is cautioned that future attempts to refile this action against any of the 93 defendants

named herein will be subject to dismissal by operation of this Rule.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ROGER LYNN MEADOWS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION 07-0463-WS-B

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UNIROYAL CHEMICAL CO., et al., )

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Defendants. )

ORDER

This action is before the Court on plaintiff Roger Lynn Meadow’s written notice (doc. 9)

stating that he “will withdraw from the Court” and requesting that his written materials filed in

this action be returned to him. (Doc. 9, at 1.) The Court construes this filing as a request for

voluntary dismissal. Under Rule 41(a)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., a plaintiff may dismiss an action

without order of the court “by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the

adverse party of an answer ....” Id. The court file reflects that defendants have not yet filed an

answer or otherwise appeared in this action. Accordingly, plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal is

effective pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1), and it is hereby ordered that this action is dismissed.

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Plaintiff may obtain copies of documents and papers in the court file by contacting the Clerk’s

Office.

DONE and ORDERED this 30th day of August, 2007.

s/ WILLIAM H. STEELE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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