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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RICHARD DEWAYNE BASSETT, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JEFF MACOMBER, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:15-cv-2064-KJM-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On January 14, 2016, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A and granted plaintiff 30 days within which to return documents to effectuate 

service of process on defendant Alcazar by the United States Marshal. ECF No. 10. On March 

18, 2016, plaintiff requested that this action be dismissed and that the court “recall the filing 

charge.” ECF No. 13. 

Plaintiff’s request must be denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he 

may voluntarily dismiss it without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with 

Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Even if plaintiff chooses to voluntarily 

dismiss this action, he remains obligated to pay the entire filing fee “in increments,” Williams v. 

Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) & (2); Taylor v. 

Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002) (“Under the PLRA, all prisoners who file IFP civil 

actions must pay the full amount of the filing fee.”). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s March 18, 2016 request (ECF 

No. 13) is denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he may voluntarily dismiss it 

without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

DATED: March 23, 2016.

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