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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM J. HOWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

KEVIN COOK, et al.,

Defendants. /

Case No. 1:19-cv-01180-AWI-SKO 

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF 

COURT TO CLOSE THE CASE 

(Doc. 10) 

Plaintiff Kareem J. Howell is a prisoner at California State Prison in Sacramento. On August 

28, 2019, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights action under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983 alleging claims against Defendants for violations of Plaintiff’s First Amendment 

rights and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. (Doc. 1 at 7–8.)

On January 27, 2020, Plaintiff, in response to the Court’s December 10, 2010 order (Doc. 

8), filed a notice voluntarily dismissing his case. (Doc. 10.) In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) 

provides as follows:

[A] plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: (i) a notice of

dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for

summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have

appeared.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41(a)(1)(B) provides further that “[u]nless the notice or stipulation 

states otherwise, the dismissal is without prejudice.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B).

Plaintiff filed his voluntary dismissal before the opposing party served either an answer or a 

motion for summary judgment. As such, Plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed this matter without 

prejudice pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i) and (1)(B). The Court 

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therefore DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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