1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:22-cv-01637-ADA-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER RE: NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

14 CAPTAIN DUNCAN, et al., (ECF No. 16) 15 Defendants.

16 17 18 Plaintiff William J. Gradford is a former prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 19 pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 23, 2023, this 20 Court issued a screening order, finding no cognizable claims, but giving Plaintiff thirty days to 21 file an amended complaint or a notice to stand on his complaint. (ECF No. 14). 22 On June 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed both (1) an amended complaint form, which mostly 23 contains scribbled out an indecipherable writing, but also contained nonsensical statements, like 24 “I didn’t kill JFK,” and (2) a document titled “notice voluntary dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 25 41” listing this case and several other cases. (ECF Nos. 15, 16). 26 Given that the amended complaint contains no discernable claims and Plaintiff’s specific 27 citation to the language and Rule permitting a voluntary dismissal, the Court concludes that 28 Plaintiff’s intent is to voluntarily dismiss this action. 1 Accordingly, in light of the voluntary dismissal, this action has been terminated, Fed. R. 2 | Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)Q), and has been dismissed. See Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 3 | (9th Cir. 1997). The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the case. 4 | IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: _ June 16, 2023 [sf hey □ 6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28