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Parties Involved:
Sean E. Brazil
Plaintiff
M. Hopkins
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEAN E. BRAZIL,

Plaintiff, 1: 09 CV 00696 YNP SMS (PC) 

vs. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

VOLUNTARILY DISMISS ACTION 

(DOCUMENT 8)

M. HOPKINS,

Defendant.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

636(c)(1). 

On February 24, 2010, an order was entered, dismissing the complaint and granting

Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. On March 17, 2010, Plaintiff filed a document

titled as a notice of withdrawal of suit. Plaintiff indicates that he is unable to allege facts

sufficient to state a claim against Defendant. Plaintiff seeks to dismiss this action. Pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Plaintiff may dismiss this action without

prejudice on his own motion, so long as a responsive pleading has not been filed. The defendant

in this action has not been served, and has not entered an appearance. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED, without

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prejudice, on Plaintiff’s motion. The Clerk is directed to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 1, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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