(PS) Oliver v. DDS Legal Support Systems Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY OLIVER, Case No. 2:24-cv-0514-KJM-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 DDS LEGAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Pending before the court are various motions. Of consequence to this order is plaintiff’s 18 motion to voluntarily dismiss this action without prejudice. All but two remaining defendants do 19 not oppose plaintiff’s request. The opposing defendants—All-N-Out Legal Support, Inc. (“All- 20 N-Out”) and Pacific Coast Legal Services, Inc. (“Pacific”)—ask that this action be dismissed with 21 prejudice. Because the court finds that defendants will not suffer plain legal prejudice, the court 22 recommends that this action be dismissed pursuant to 41(a)(2) and that all other pending motions 23 be denied as moot. 24 Procedural History 25 On February 28, 2024, plaintiff, a former Georgia state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a 26 first amended complaint alleging claims against twenty…