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Parties Involved:
Steven Merlack
Respondent
Fernando Madueno Sanchez
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FERNANDO MADUENO SANCHEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

STEVEN MERLACK,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00219-JDP

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE CASE

ECF No. 10

Fernando Madueno Sanchez, a federal prisoner without counsel, petitioned for a writ of 

habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. On June 2, 2020, petitioner provided notice 

that he was voluntarily dismissing this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(a)(1)(A)(i). ECF No. 10. Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), a petitioner has the right to voluntarily 

dismiss his action prior to service by the respondent of an answer or a motion for summary 

judgment. See Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). The opposing party 

has not yet served an answer or a motion for summary judgment.1 Accordingly, we direct the 

clerk’s office to close the case. 

 

1 Although respondent filed a notice to dismiss, ECF No. 9, a pending motion to dismiss is not 

equivalent to an answer or motion for summary judgment under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i). See Miller 

v. Reddin, 422 F.2d 1264, 1266 (9th Cir. 1970).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 5, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 206.

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