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Parties Involved:
Dorian M. Aquino
Plaintiff
Godwin Vgwueze
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DORIAN M. AQUINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

GODWIN VGWUEZE, 

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-584-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REOPEN

CASE 

(Doc. 10)

Plaintiff Dorian M. Aquino (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 12, 2010, Plaintiff filed

a “Motion for Court to dismiss case no: 1:10-cv-00584-MJS (PC)” which stated: “Dorian M. Aquino

(Plaintiff) wishes the Court to please dismiss the following case #, 1:10-cv-00584-MJS”. (Doc. 5.) 

In reliance on that document, the Court ordered that the case be closed and Plaintiff’s claims be

dismissed without prejudice. (Doc. 7.) 

Plaintiff has now filed a document entitled “Motion to Re-Open case # 1:10-cv-00584-AWIMJS-(PC)” (Doc. 10) in which he alleges that he did not file a motion to dismiss and asks the Court

to reopen the matter. However, because no other party had yet appeared in this action, Plaintiff’s

filing of the Motion to Dismiss itself had the effect of closing the action. Duke Energy Trading and

Marketing, L.L.C. v. Davis, 267 F.3d 1042, 1049 (9th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, the Court no longer

has jurisdiction over his claim. Id. Moreover, the Court has reviewed the documents in this case

and finds that the hand-writing and signature on the Motion to Dismiss matches other documents

filed in this case. 

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Having considered the above, Plaintiff’s Motion to Reopen (Doc. 10) is DENIED. The Court

notes that Plaintiff’s claims were dismissed without prejudice and, therefore, Plaintiff is free to refile

his claims in another action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 28, 2010 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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