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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUTEN BLACKGOLD, Case No. 1:23-cv-01252-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. WITH PREJUDICE LEYVA, et al., (ECF No. 10) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Suten Blackgold (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 15, 2023, the Court screened the complaint and granted Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 9.) On September 29, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice. (ECF No. 10.) “[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 omitted). “[A]…