MCLEOD v. SMITH et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
RICHARD JERRY McLEOD,
Plaintiff,
v.
CATHERINE SMITH,
et al.,
Defendants.
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CASE NO:
7:26-cv-05–WLS
ORDER
Presently before the Court is the pro se Plaintiff’s Motion for Dismissal without
Prejudice (Doc. 13), as amended by Plaintiff’s Amendment to His Previously Filed Notice of
Voluntary Dismissal of the Above-Captioned Order Without the Necessity of a Court Order
(Doc. 15) (together with Doc. 13, the “Notice”). Pursuant to the Notice, under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i),1 Plaintiff dismisses, without prejudice, all claims against all
Defendants, none of whom have served an answer or motion for summary judgment in this
action.
For the purpose of completing the record, the Court acknowledges and CONFIRMS
Plaintiff’s Notice (Docs. 13, 15). The above-captioned action is DISMISSED, WITHOUT
PREJUDICE. The parties shall bear their own fees and costs. Plaintiff shall recover nothing
of Defendants.
The pending motions to dismiss (Docs. 5, 6, 10) are DENIED, WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, AS MOOT.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this case.
SO ORDERED, this 6th day of April 2026.
/s/W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) provides that “[T]he Plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by
filing: (i) a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary
judgment[.]”
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