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Parties Involved:
Board of Prison Terms
Respondent
Ronnie McNabb
Petitioner
Warden, C.S.P. Corcoran
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE McNABB,

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, C.S.P. CORCORAN, 

BOARD OF PRISON TERMS,

Respondent.

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1:08-cv-00173 LJO SMS HC

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

[Doc. 6]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus on February 4, 2008. On

February 22, 2008, the Court issued an order to show cause why the petition should not be

dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, as Petitioner failed to name a proper respondent. (Court Doc.

5.) 

On March 3, 2008, Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss the instant petition, without

prejudice. (Court Doc. 6.) 

Rule 41(a)(1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure states in relevant part:

Subject to the provisions of Rule 23(e), of Rule 66, and of any statute of the

United States, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court

(i) 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, whichever first occurs. 

As Respondent has not filed a response in the instant action, the instant action may be

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dismissed without order of court. Accordingly, pursuant to Petitioner’s request for dismissal, the

instant action is dismissed, without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 4, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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