Opinion
Civil Case No. 11-cv-02162-REB-MJW
01-12-2012
RAW FILMS, LTD, Plaintiff, v. JOHN DOES 1, 3, and 5-24, Defendants.
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
ORDER OF DISMISSAL AS TO
DEFENDANTS DOES 1, 3, 5-22, AND 24 ONLY
Blackburn, J.
The matter is before me on the Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of Does 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24 only [#40] filed January 12, 2012. After reviewing the notice and the file, I conclude that the notice should be approved and that plaintiff's claims against defendants, John Does 1, 3, 5-22 and 24, should be dismissed without prejudice. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
"[#40]" is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court's electronic case filing and management system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order.
1. That the Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of Does 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24 only [#40] filed January 12, 2012, is APPROVED;
2. That plaintiff's claim against defendants, John Does 1, 3, 5-22 and 24, are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and
3. That defendants, John Does 1, 3, 5-22 and 24, are DROPPED as named parties to this action, and the case caption is amended accordingly.
Dated January 12, 2012, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
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Robert E. Blackburn
United States District Judge