Carter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY A. SHARP, Case No. 1:19-cv-01568-DAD-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S “WISH

TO DISMISS THIS ACTION,” CONSTRUED

v. AS A REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL

JACK CARTER, (ECF No. 7) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Anthony S. Sharp is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Petitioner Wish to Dismiss this Action,” which the Court construes as a request to voluntarily dismiss this action, without prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). (ECF No. 7.) Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(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.” Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997) (citation omitted). No defendant in this action has served an answer or a motion…