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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 Granting Motion for Voluntary Dismissal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE LUIS MORALES, 

Plaintiff,

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MATHEW CATE, et al.,

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No. C 11-05211 EJD (PR)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL; CLOSING

CASE

(Docket No. 54.)

Plaintiff, a California inmate, filed the instant civil rights action in pro se pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) officials for

unconstitutional acts. Plaintiff has filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the matter,

indicating that he is refiling the claims in a federal habeas action. (Docket No. 54.) 

A plaintiff has the absolute right to dismiss his or her action by filing a notice of

dismissal “at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for

summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i). Said dismissal may be with or without

prejudice, but unless plaintiff's notice of dismissal states otherwise, it is deemed to be

“without prejudice.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); Humphreys v. United States, 272 F.2d

411, 412 (9th Cir. 1959). No dispositive motion has been filed in this matter. 

Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED. 

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CONCLUSION

For the reasons set forth above, this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. The

Clerk shall file the attached federal habeas petition as a new habeas action, and send

Plaintiff the necessary filing fee notices. 

The Clerk shall terminate any pending motions and close this action. 

DATED: EDWARD J. DAVILA 

United States District Judge

8/3/2015

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE LUIS MORALES,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MATHEW CATE, et al.,

Defendants. /

Case Number: CV11-05211 EJD 

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 , 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.

Jose Luis Morales P 63392

California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Pris

P. O. Box 5242

Corcoran, CA 93212

Dated: 

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Elizabeth Garcia, Deputy Clerk

8/3/2015 8/3/2015 /s/

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