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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Anthony Michael Rapp, 

Plaintiff, 

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Dustin Griffity, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 06-0573-PHX-SMM-LOA

ORDER

Before the Court are Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 12) and

Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Case (Doc. # 24). The Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion, deny

Defendants’ motion as moot, and terminate this action. 

I. Procedural Background

Plaintiff filed the instant action on February 24, 2006, alleging claims of excessive

force by two City of Phoenix Police Officers (Doc. # 1). Defendants filed a Motion for

Summary Judgment on November 16, 2006 (Doc. # 12) to which Plaintiff responded on

November 17, 2006 (Doc. # 17). On December 27, 2006, however, Plaintiff filed a Motion

to Dismiss Case, averring that he did not have the resources to effectively litigate his case,

and requested that the Court dismiss the action. 

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II. Voluntary Dismissal

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court may order

that an action be dismissed without prejudice at a plaintiff’s insistence. Having received no

objection by Defendants, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion. Defendants’ Motion for

Summary Judgment will, therefore, be denied as moot. 

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s “Motion to Dismiss Case” (Doc. # 24) is

GRANTED. Plaintiff’s action is dismissed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment

(Doc. # 12) is DENIED as moot.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court must terminate this action.

DATED this 17th day of April, 2007.

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