Legal Opinion
Doster v. Jones
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided July 13, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-T-289-SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Petitioner Earnest Doster, Jr., brought this lawsuit seeking issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. This cause is now before the court on the recommendation by the United States Magistrate Judge that Doster’s motion for voluntary dismissal be denied. For reasons to follow, the court rejects the recommendation.
Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:
“Except as provided in paragraph (1) of this subdivision of this rule, an action shall not be dismissed at the plaintiffs instance save upon…
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