Velasco

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, No. 1:20-cv-00543-NONE-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S CASE BE DISMISSED

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS VOLUNTARILY

DISMISSED

F. VELASCO, et al., (ECF No. 65) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff William J. Gradford is a former pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. On May 25, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion titled “plaintiff’s request to dismiss this case.” (ECF No. 65). Because this filing and the record demonstrate that Plaintiff wishes to voluntarily dismiss this case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), the Court recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on April 16, 2020, against Deputies F. Velasco and T. Webster. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff’s claims arise during his incarceration at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center, with Plaintiff asserting…