1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER COFFER, Case No. 25-cv-03251-EKL 8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING VOLUNTARY 9 v. DISMISSAL 10 SIERRA PROMISE DUGAN, Re: ECF No. 15 ll Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Jonathan Christopher Coffer, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a motion 14 || seeking voluntary dismissal of his civil rights lawsuit on August 28, 2025. ECF No. 15. A 3 15 || plaintiff has the absolute right to dismiss his or her action by filing a notice of dismissal “at any a 16 || time before services by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment.” 3 17 Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)G). Said dismissal is “without prejudice” unless otherwise stated by the 18 || plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); Humphreys v. United States,

(9th Cir. 1959). 19 || Coffer’s notice of dismissal meets the criteria under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). 20 || Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 Dated: October 9, 2025 23 24 umi K. Lee 25 United States District Judge 26 27 28