UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MARCEL ALBERT, Plaintiff, -against- 21-CV-2729 (CM) EMBASSY OF SOUND AND MEDIA GmbH; ORDER OF DISMISSAL et al., Defendants. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: By order dated April 8, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff to show cause why this matter should not be transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. (ECF 14.) On May 6, 2021, Plaintiff submitted a declaration in which he states that he is no longer indigent and that he seeks to voluntarily dismiss this action without prejudice to his refiling it. ECF 15.) Accordingly, the Court grants Plaintiffs request to withdraw this action pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The complaint is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case under this docket number. ! The Court certifies under

(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. See Coppedge v. United States,

(1962). SO ORDERED. Dated: May 7, 2021 , New York, New York hie. Iu Wyk Chief United States District Judge

' Plaintiff has agreed to electronic service of documents.