(PC) James Bierman v. Youngblood ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES BIERMAN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00060-BAK-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE CASE 13 v. (ECF No. 12) 14 DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Michael J. Velasquez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 18 filed this civil rights action under to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed a 19 notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 20 (See ECF No. 12.) 21 Under Rule 41(a)(1), a “plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing . . . 22 a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary 23 judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i); accord Pedrina v. Chun, 987 F.2d 608, 609 (9th Cir. 24 1993). Upon filing of the notice, the dismissal is effective automatically; no order of the court is 25 necessary to effectuate dismissal. Comm. Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1078 26 /// 27 /// 1 | (9th Cir. 1999). At that point, the district court loses its jurisdiction over the action. (/d.) In this 2 | case, no defendant has filed an answer or other responsive pleading. 3 Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE this case. 4 5 IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 6 Pated: _ January 31, 2022 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28