Alkire

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY C. HAMPTON, No. 2: 19-cv-1660 WBS KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ALKIRE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of this action. (ECF No. 52.) On March 5, 2020, the undersigned granted defendants seven days to notify the court if they had any objections to dismissal of this action. (ECF No. 53.) On March 9, 2020, defendants filed objections. (ECF No. 54.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned finds that the order directing defendants to respond to plaintiff’s motion to dismiss was issued in error. This action is dismissed for the reasons stated herein. Under Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing ... a notice of dismissal before the opposing party…