Komaki

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KARLIS RUBEN AUGUSTUS Case No. 1:24-cv-00386-BAM (PC)

HOWARD,

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE v. (ECF No. 21) KOMAKI, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Karlis Ruben Augustus Howard (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 19, 2025, a global settlement was reached, including this action. (ECF No. 20.) Currently before the Court is a request for voluntary dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), signed by Plaintiff on November 21, 2025. (ECF No. 21.) “[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…