(PC) Saylor v. Allison ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRIAN E. SAYLOR, Case No. 1:21-cv-01062-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL 13 v. (ECF No. 19) 14 KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT 15 Defendants. COUNSEL AS MOOT 16 (ECF No. 17) 17 Plaintiff Brian E. Saylor (“Plaintiff”) is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on July 7, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On 20 August 13, 2021, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it failed to state any 21 cognizable claims. (ECF No. 12.) Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint on August 20, 22 2021. (ECF No. 13.) On September 24, 2021, the Court issued findings and recommendations 23 recommending that this action be dismissed. (ECF No. 15.) Plaintiff was provided an opportunity 24 to file objections within twenty-one days from the date of service of the findings and 25 recommendations. (Id.) 26 On October 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 17.) On 27 October 12, 2021, Plaintiff filed a response to the Court’s findings and recommendations. (ECF 28 No. 19.) In his response to the findings and recommendations, Plaintiff states: enn ne een enn nen ee OI IE ISIE IED ES 1 Good morning, your Honor. Plaintiff, after consideration of the Court’s opinion, must responsibly yield to the Court’s opinion. The issue of torture appears yet pre- 2 mature, and importantly Plaintiff understands the legal importance of the theory of respondeat superior within the context of prisoner conduct. 3 Lastly, Plaintiff requests to withdraw this action from the United States District 4 Court’s review before dismissing any complaint after another ruling by this Court Your Honor. 5 Ud.) 6 . . . The Court construes Plaintiffs response to the findings and recommendations as a notice 7 of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)G). Therefore, this 8 action has been terminated and is dismissed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A); Wilson v. City of 9 | San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997).! In light of the voluntary dismissal, the Court will 10 | deny the motion to appoint counsel as moot. 11 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 12 1. Plaintiff's response to the Court’s findings and recommendations (ECF No. 19) is 13 construed as a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A)@); 14 2. Plaintiffs motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 17) is denied as moot; and 15 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to administratively terminate the findings and 16 recommendations entered on September 24, 2021 (ECF No. 15) and to close this case. 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. 18 19 | Dated: _October 19, 2021 sf ey UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ' The Court notes that the dismissal is automatically without prejudice, unless Plaintiff has previously dismissed a federal or state court action that is based on, or includes, the same claims at issue in the present case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B) (“Unless the notice or stipulation states otherwise, the dismissal is without prejudice. But if the 27 plaintiff previously dismissed any federal- or state-court action based on or including the same claim, a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.”). Thus, although Plaintiffs case is voluntarily dismissed, it is 28 unclear, and the Court does not decide, whether the voluntary dismissal is with or without prejudice.