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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Greg J. Nichols
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREG J. NICHOLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00891-SAB

ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL 

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF 

CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(a)(1)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET 

TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF No. 5)

On June 11, 2015, Plaintiff Greg J. Nichols (“Plaintiff”) filed the complaint in this action. 

(ECF No. 1.) On September 11, 2015, 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)(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.” Id. at 1078. 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: September 14, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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