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Parties Involved:
Rick Hill
Respondent
Xiong Yeng
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is the Petitioner’s request 

for voluntary dismissal of the petition.

I. Voluntary Dismissal of the Petition

The named respondent has not appeared in the action. On 

December 23, 2014, Petitioner filed the instant motion for voluntary 

dismissal of the petition. 

Subject to other provisions of law, a petitioner may 

voluntarily dismiss an action without leave of court before service 

XIONG YENG,

 Petitioner,

v.

RICK HILL, Warden,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01734-AWI-BAM-HC

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION 

FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF THE 

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 

(DOC. 16)

ORDER DISMISSING THE PETITION 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE (DOC. 1) AND 

DIRECTING THE CLERK TO CLOSE THE 

ACTION 

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by the adverse party of an answer or motion for summary judgment. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). Otherwise, an action shall not be dismissed 

except upon order of the court and upon such terms and conditions as 

the court deems proper. Id.

Here, no answer or motion to dismiss has been served or filed. 

Thus, Petitioner is entitled to dismissal.

II. Disposition

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Petitioner’s 

voluntary dismissal, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is 

DISMISSED without prejudice and the Clerk is DIRECTED to close this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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