Anderson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH L. ENNIS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00160-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE ANDERSON, et al., (ECF No. 27) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Joseph L. Ennis (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendants J. Anderson and D. Castillo for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 25.) On October 13, 2023, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 22.) Following Plaintiff’s failure to file a response, the Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 26.) In response, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on December 14, 2023. (ECF…