Simon
Simon v. San Quentin Prison Trust Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Luis Pacheco ID: G15199 High Desert State Prison P.O. Box 3030 Susanville, CA 96127-3030
23-cv-06020-RFL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LUIS PACHECO, Case No. 23-cv-06020-RFL
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v. Re: Dkt. No. 27 AYALA, et al., Defendants.
Luis Pacheco, a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 13, 2025, Plaintiff sent a letter to the Court seeking to drop the case because he cannot find an attorney to represent him and he may have to provide attorney fees for Defendants if he loses. (Dkt. No. 28 at 1). The Court construes the letter as a request for voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). Under Federal Rule 41(a)(1), “a plaintiff has ‘an absolute right’ to voluntarily dismiss an action ‘prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’” Kamal v. Eden Creamery, LLC, 88 F.4th 1268, 1279 n.4 (9th Cir. 2023) (citation omitted). The dismissal may be with or without prejudice, but unless plaintiff’s notice of dismissal states otherwise, it is deemed to be…