UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

MAURICE W. JOHNSON, Case No. 2:25-cv-1142 Plaintiff, Marbley, J. vs. Bowman, M.J.

ANNETTE CHAMBERS-SMITH, et al., REPORT AND Defendants. RECOMMENDATION

On October 3, 2025, plaintiff initiated this prisoner civil rights action pursuant to

. (See Doc. 1). Prior to receipt of the filing fee or a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss. (Doc. 4). Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2) provides that the Court may dismiss an action “at the plaintiff’s instance” upon “such terms and conditions as the court deems proper.” Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), it is RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

s/Stephanie K. Bowman Stephanie K. Bowman United States Chief Magistrate Judge UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

MAURICE W. JOHNSON, Case No. 2:25-cv-1142 Plaintiff, Marbley, J. vs. Bowman, M.J.

ANNETTE CHAMBERS-SMITH, et al., Defendants.

NOTICE

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), WITHIN 14 DAYS after being served with a copy of the recommended disposition, a party may serve and file specific written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations. This period may be extended further by the Court on timely motion for an extension. Such objections shall specify the portions of the Report objected to and shall be accompanied by a memorandum of law in support of the objections. If the Report and Recommendation is based in whole or in part upon matters occurring on the record at an oral hearing, the objecting party shall promptly arrange for the transcription of the record, or such portions of it as all parties may agree upon, or the Magistrate Judge deems sufficient, unless the assigned District Judge otherwise directs. A party may respond to another party's objections WITHIN 14 DAYS after being served with a copy thereof. Failure to make objections in accordance with this procedure may forfeit rights on appeal. See Thomas v. Arn,

(1985); United States v. Walters,

(6th Cir. 1981).