Brewer v. Burns ( 2024 )

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DENNIS SHELDON BREWER, Plaintiff, 23-CV-9605 (LTS) -against- ORDER OF DISMISSAL WILLIAMS BURNS, DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, et al., Defendants. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff filed this action pro se. On March 27, 2024, he filed a motion to withdraw this action. (ECF 21.) The Court grants Plaintiff’s request. The Court therefore dismisses this action without prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. CONCLUSION Plaintiff’s motion to withdraw this action (ECF No. 21) is granted. The Court dismisses this action without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). All other pending matters in this case are terminated. This order closes this action. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue). SO ORDERED. Dated: March 28, 2024 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge