Opinion
NO: CV-12-5009-CI
05-04-2012
BRACH E. NORRIS, Plaintiff, v. STEVE SINCLAIR, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION, DISMISSING
COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
AND DIRECTING THAT
COLLECTION OF THE FILING FEE
CEASE
Magistrate Judge Cynthia Imbrogno filed a Report and Recommendation on April 18, 2012, recommending Mr. Noriss's Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss be granted. ECF No. 16. There being no objections, the court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation. Plaintiffs Motion, ECF No. 15, is GRANTED, and the Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Plaintiff also filed a Motion to waive collection of the remaining balance of the filing fee in this action. For good cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED and the institution having custody of Mr. Norris shall cease collection of the filing fee in this action, cause number CV-12-5009-CI.
IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order, enter judgment of dismissal without prejudice, forward a copy to Plaintiff and close the file. The District Court Executive is further directed to send a copy of this Order to the Office of the Department of Corrections, Attn: LFO/COS UNIT, P.O. Box 41107, Olympia, WA 98504-1107, to forward to the appropriate agency having custody of Plaintiff. The District Court Executive also shall provide a copy of this Order to the Financial Administrator for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington.
DATED this 4th day of May 2012.
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ROSANNA MALOUF PETERSON
Chief United States District Court Judge