Seibel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT A. SALDANA, Case No. 1:23-cv-01002-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. (ECF No. 11) SEIBEL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Robert A. Saldana (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 16, 2023, the Court screened the complaint and granted Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 8.) On September 18, 2023, following an extension of this deadline, Plaintiff filed a voluntary dismissal of this case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41. (ECF No. 11.) “[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(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…