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Parties Involved:
Jerry Brown
Respondent
Kendyl Welch
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENDYL WELCH,

Petitioner,

v.

JERRY BROWN,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00861- EPG-HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO CLOSE CASE

(ECF No. 21)

 Petitioner is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2241. On April 20, 2016, Petitioner filed the instant petition in the United States 

District Court for the Northern District of California. (ECF No. 1). The action was then 

transferred to this Court. (ECF Nos. 13, 14).

On September 8, 2016, Petitioner filed a notice to dismiss the petition without prejudice. 

(ECF No. 21). Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “the 

plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing . . . a notice of dismissal before the 

opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(a)(1)(A)(i). Voluntary dismissal under this rule requires no action on the part of the court and 

divests the court of jurisdiction upon the filing of the notice of voluntary dismissal. See United 

States v. 475 Martin Lane, 545 F.3d 1134, 1145 (9th Cir. 2008) (describing consequences of 

voluntary dismissals pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)).

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In this case, Respondent has not served either an answer or a motion for summary 

judgment. Thus, Petitioner’s notice of dismissal was effective upon filing and without a court 

order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). For the sake of clarity, in light 

of the notice of dismissal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to 

close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 9, 2016 /s/

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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