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Parties Involved:
Paul Thao
Plaintiff
United States
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL THAO,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01679---SAB

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET 

TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF No. 6)

This action was filed on November 3, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) On January 12, 2016, Plaintiff 

filed a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

“[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(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) 

(quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997)). “[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.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc., 193 F.3d at 1078. In this action, no 

defendant has filed an answer or other responsive pleading.

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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 pursuant to Rule 41(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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