(PC) Howell v. Do Canto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM J. HOWELL, 1:19-cv-00854-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

vs. OF THIS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE

UNDER RULE

DO CANTO, et al., (ECF No. 24.)

Defendants. ORDER DISMISSING ACTION IN ITS

ENTIRETY WITH PREJUDICE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO CLOSE

FILE

15 I. BACKGROUND Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on June 19, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds against defendant M. Do Canto for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.1 On January 25, 2021, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of this case with prejudice. (ECF No. 24.) The court construes Plaintiff’s notice as a motion to voluntarily dismiss this case under…