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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD RONJE,

Plaintiff,

v.

NORM KRAMER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01753-LJO-BAM (PC)

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF No. 10)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET TO 

REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Edward Ronje (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on 

November 19, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) On December 22, 2016, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary 

dismissal of this action. (ECF No. 10.)

“[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(i), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss 

his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.”

Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) 

(quotation and citation omitted). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no 

court order is required, the parties are left as though no action had been brought, the defendant 

can’t complain, and the district court lacks jurisdiction to do anything about it.” Id. at 1078. No

defendant has been served in this action and no defendant has filed an answer or motion for 

summary judgment.

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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this 

case and adjust the docket to reflect voluntary dismissal of this action without prejudice under

Rule 41(a). All pending motions, if any, are terminated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 23, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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