Klein
(PC) Nevarez v. Klein
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID DANIEL NEVAREZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-01752-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
v. (ECF No. 10) KLEIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff David Daniel Nevarez (“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 March 2, 2022, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and issued an order granting Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 9.) On March 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 10.) “[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 of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) (quotation and citation omitted). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective…