(PC)Thornberry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LEE THORNBERRY, Case No. 1:19-cv-01041-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. (ECF No. 16) LADESMA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Daniel Lee Thornberry (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 21, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and granted Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal within thirty (30) days from the date of service of that order. (ECF No. 13.) On February 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed the instant notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 16.) In his notice, Plaintiff states that he has considered the Court’s screening order, and moves for voluntary dismissal of the instant action. (Id.) “[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant…